- An old-vine Mencía-based blend from La Rata, a clay-alluvial parcel just across the communal boundary from Valtuille’s El Rapolao
- 100% whole-cluster fermentation in tank
- Aged 10 months in one 600L barrel formerly used to age Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
Castilla Y Leon
Appellation:
Bierzo
Variety:
Mencia-based blend
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-GRP-21-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2024-06-20
"The perfumed, floral, elegant and clean 2022 Encinas La Rata fermented in stainless steel and matured in 600-liter Stockinger barrels. It's medium-bodied, with contained ripeness, 13% alcohol and round tannins. It's an improvement over previous vintages."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2023-08-10
2021
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2025-10-31
"Dark and juicy, with a spicy undertow of milled pepper, tarry mineral and game, plus flavors of crushed blackberry and mulberry fruit, wild sage, licorice, rose hip and violet, all structured by lightly chewy tannins. Drink now through 2035. 667 cases made, 25 cases imported. –AN"