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Roble

Organic - Biodynamic Producer: Abad Dom Bueno
Style: Red
Vintage: 2006
Grapes: Mencia 100%
Region: Spain < Bierzo

PRICE: $18

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Smoked, slow-roasted brisket
  • Spicy beef empanadas
  • Lamb stew with figs, chickpeas, and smoked paprika

Made with organically grown Mencia grapes and bottled without the use of sulfites (a preservative typically used in commercial winemaking), this brooding wine from the region of Bierzo is sexy, linear, and precise. Starting out meaty on the nose, this excellent Spanish bottling is densely packed with succulent blackberry fruit, led pencil notes, and silky, well-integrated tannins.

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