2022 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Podere Salicutti The final blend is sweetened

The final blend is sweetened with beet sugar and rested for approximately one month before bottling

gravelly soils of the Wallufer Berg “Bildstock” slope (southern Rheingau)

100% Chardonnay from Jerez de la Frontera (specifically the Pago Carrascal)

SO2 only 15ppm at bottling

The wines from this site often rival the quality of those from its more famous neighbor

2022 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Podere Salicutti The final blend is sweetenedThis is a pre order item expected to arrive mid February 2026. From a series of plots in Valtuille de Abajo, the mencia vineyards around 90 100 years old, on clay sandy soils with boulders (quartzites, slates) predominant in the Bierzo valley. All organic viticulture, hand harvested, 100% destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks, with a light work during fermentation, to avoid a marked extraction. Short macerations (5 7 days). Aging of about 7