Fermented and aged in barrel (15% new)
Cote De Nuits
10 months in barriques and for 4 months in steel tanks
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non-GMO sugarcane base spirit sourced from Brazil
2021 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Villa Bucci Fermented and aged in barrelFrom 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 months, in 5,000L and 3,500L French oak foudres. The idea of this