Mengoba Mencia 2014 the-wine-front Here the red-juiced Garnacha Tintorera

Here the red-juiced Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) vines grow on chalky/clay soils at 930 meters of altitude

black currant and dark cherry fruit and also inky spice

The Isolation Ridge Riesling is always the best wine Frankland Estate can produce from their vineyard in any given year

this wine has morphed into a showcase of Isolation Ridge Cabernet Franc

authentic expression of this grape as possible

Mengoba Mencia 2014 the-wine-front Here the red-juiced Garnacha TintoreraThis wine is fermented with a portion of whole bunches (20%) and raised only in large 5000 litre Grenier foudre. The Menca fruit which accounts for 85% of the blend hails from two, slate laden plots in the Bierzo mountains. The first plot is Prez's marquee Espanillo vineyard, where the average age of the bush vines is 80 years old. The second site (accounting for 40% of the blend) is a 30 year old vineyard in Valtuille that sits at 550 metres