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César Márquez Sufreiral Mencía 2023

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Ethereal, out-of-the-box Mencia. Superb!

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  • Producer: Cesar Marquez
  • Country: Spain
  • Region: Bierzo
  • Closure: Cork
  • Alcohol Content: 13%
  • Cellaring: Now-2036
  • Serving Temperature: 10 degrees
  • From a 0.2ha limestone parcel in Toral de los Vados at 620 metres, Sufreiral is typically the most ethereal and finely detailed wine in the range. Limestone soils bring tension, finesse and a lifted aromatic profile, with notes of red currant, rose petal and delicate spice. The palate is light on its feet yet quietly persistent, with fine-boned tannins and a lingering mineral finish. There is an elegance and transparency here that sets it apart—subtle, precise and deeply expressive of site. Quite simply a breathtaking wines which, for us, redefines the variety. 

  • “The 2023 Sufreiral comes from a centenary plot in the village of Toral de los Vados on the other, southwest-facing side of Pico Ferreira, one of the few plots on limestone-based soils in Bierzo. It was fermented in 1,000-liter vats, as he has diderent small plots that are vinified separately, with some 35% full clusters and indigenous yeasts (like all his wines). It matured in 600-liter oak barrels and a 1,200-liter oak vat for 12 months. It's very complete, floral and nuanced, elegant and fine-boned, with a diderent texture, chalky, given the limestone soils. The wine has 13.07% alcohol, a pH of 3.69 and 5.11 grams of acidity. 1,940 bottles were filled in January 2025.” 98 points Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate
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