• Guímaro - Mencía (2023)
Adegas Guímaro

Mencía 2023

Mencía without oak, 12.5%: raspberry, cherry, juicy acidity. Your way into Guímaro.

Red wine · Mencía · Ribeira Sacra, Spain · 0.75 L

CHF 18.00per bottle · incl. VAT

Only 15 left

  • By Planzer in 1 to 2 working days. Shipping CHF 12, free from 12 bottles. Switzerland only.
  • You can return unopened bottles within 30 days.
  • Pay with TWINT, card or Shop Pay.
  • We only sell wine to people aged 18 and over.
In the glass and in the cellar

Grape: 100% Mencía

Vintage: 2023

Soils: slate, granite and sand

Climate: Atlantic with continental influences

Vinification: grapes from several plots with vines averaging 40 years, fermented separately by soil type and blended afterwards; fermented in stainless steel with native yeasts, about 20% whole bunches

Ageing: 6 months in stainless steel

Alcohol: 12.5%

Pedro Rodríguez ferments the Mencía for this wine separately by soil, slate, granite and sand, and only blends it afterwards. It sees no wood. Bright cherry red in the glass, fresh raspberry and cherry with a little blossom on the nose, then juicy acidity, silky tannins and a fruity finish.

If Guímaro is new to you, start with this bottle. Serve at 14 to 16 °C with tapas, pasta, white meat or a medium-strength cheese.

Is it for you?

Three questions before you order.

1How does it taste?

  • Body
  • Acidity
  • Tannin

Our assessment, relative to our range

Aromas

  • raspberry
  • cherry
  • blossom

2What do you usually drink?

If you like one of these, this one is for you:

  • Pinot Noir
  • Beaujolais
  • Blaufränkisch

Style: Fresh and juicy (red)

3What are you eating?

  • Tapas
  • Pasta
  • Poultry
  • Mild cheese

Serve at 14 to 16 °C.

Adegas Guímaro

The winery

Adegas Guímaro

Guímaro is Galician for rebel, and it was what people called Pedro Rodríguez's grandfather. Pedro farms eight hectares on the steep slopes of the Ribeira Sacra and has brought the growers who supply him with grapes round to more sustainable viticulture.

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Still unsure?

What does Guímaro mean?

Guímaro is Galician for rebel. It was the nickname of the grandfather of Pedro Manuel Rodríguez, who runs the estate in Sober today, and the nickname became the name of the adega.

How fast does the wine reach me?

Planzer delivers it in 1 to 2 working days. Shipping CHF 12, free from 12 bottles. We only deliver within Switzerland.

Can I return bottles?

Yes, unopened bottles in their original packaging within 30 days. Write to us first at shop@uncorkme-now.com, then you get a return label.

And if a wine is corked?

If a wine is faulty, for example corked, write to us straight away at shop@uncorkme-now.com. We will look at it with you.

Write to us, we answer personally: shop@uncorkme-now.com

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