ESTEVEZ BODEGAS VERSOS MENCIA Riesling and aging in large oak

and aging in large oak foudres

4 tons to the acre

Candied plum and berry aromas meet with apple juice and dried earth on the fruity nose of this bottling from a historic vineyard

These practices continue into the cellar where minimal intervention means you are enjoying the purest expression of the vineyard site and all it has to offer

Grass is grown between the vines on 3/4 of the plots to avoid the use of herbicides and to limit yields

ESTEVEZ BODEGAS VERSOS MENCIA Riesling and aging in large oak100% Mencia from the village of Valtuille in the Bierzo region. The Estevez family has been farming these vineyards for generations. They just started producing wine under their own label a couple years ago. The average vine age is about 80 years old. They are planted in clay with some sandy portions at the higher elevation vineyards, which is about 600 meters above sea level.