This is a predominantly Tone & Backbone wine, but it shares structural nuances of Round & Fleshy as described in the tasting note below.
Tasting Notes
Medium bodied with slight residual sugar and plus acidity, featuring red cherry and red berry fruit, along with herbaceous bramble, notes of rose, pastille, and clove.
Body is the impression of a wines weight, density, or its ‘mouth-feel’. Some wines feel weighty, or full bodied, while others feel light bodied. Wine runs the gamut from light to full, with most falling somewhere in between.
TANNIN
Low
Subtle
Balanced
Pronounced
High
Tannin can range greatly in wine, but it is necessary to some degree, and a necessary constituent for red wines to age well. In high amounts, it can cause a drying affect, which is sensed mostly on the gums and tongue. Tannin is a natural preservative extracted from grape skins, otherwise known as polyphenols that are micronutrients and antioxidants with potential health benefits.
ACIDITY
Soft
Subtle
Balanced
Pronounced
High
Acidity is a foundational component in wine. In fact, low acidity, or ‘flabby’ wine (as the term suggests) is a negative. You can sense acidity mainly on the sides of your tongue. Acidity generally ranges from balanced to high. Crisp acidity adds freshness, making your mouth water. Acidity is a necessary element and helps to balance other components.
SWEETNESS
Dry
Off Dry
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet
Very Sweet
Most wines are characterized as dry to off-dry, but there are some grape varietals, like Riesling, that run the gamut from dry to sweet. The tip of the tongue mainly detects sweetness, which is why it is often the primary characteristic detected. Sweetness is derived from residual sugar that did not ferment into alcohol.
ALCOHOL
13%
Alcohol is the by-product of fermentation. Differing grape varieties have differing potential alcohol levels, but regardless warmer areas result in riper grapes resulting in higher alcohol. Alcohol level is an objective number, but its affect on its palate impression is largely determined with how well integrated and balanced it is with other components.
Easy drinking, but enough structure to be versatile with food.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Mencía
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Mencia is seeing something of a renaissance in Spain, specifically in the Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei and Valdeorras. Stylistically, it can vary from what was traditionally an aromatic and fruity red wine, and attractive rosé wines, to more intense, concentrated examples from low yielding vines, especially in Bierzo.
Founded in 1940, Finca Reboreda is the producer behind the A Telleira wines, one of the largest private estates in the D.O. Ribeiro, also credited with being an innovator for quality in the area.
“A Telleira” is a 40 hectare vineyard block named after its location near the former grounds of a traditional clay tile facility close to the Miño River. The soils vary, from alluvial and stony near the river, to outcroppings of slate, granite, and chalk on the higher west-facing slopes.
The Godello is bright and concentrated, with pronounced minerality, displaying the potential of this indigenous grape in the right hands.
Red Berries
Herbaceous
Black Pepper
