{"product_id":"bodegas-emilio-moro-bestizo-mencia-2023-bierzo-spain","title":"Bodegas Emilio Moro Bestizo Mencia 2023 (Bierzo, Spain) - [VM 92] [JD 90]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Winery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBodegas Emilio Moro has more than 100 years of winemaking tradition in Ribera del Duero, now led by the fourth generation of the Moro family. Bestizo, first made in 2023, is the winery's first red wine from El Bierzo and its first release built entirely around the Mencía grape — created to be, in the winery's words, \"the reason why we meet again,\" reflecting the family's deepening ties to El Bierzo ('bercianos'). The 2023 growing season brought a mild, rainy spring followed by a dry, somewhat hot summer, giving the grapes a good balance between ripeness and acidity at harvest. It's made from 100% Mencía grown on granitic soil with schist and slate in Villafranca del Bierzo, fermented for 7 days with a 12-day submerged-cap maceration and no pumping-over, put through malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, and aged 8 months in 2,500-liter (25 HL) foudres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points - Vinous:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2023 Mencía Bestizo is 100% Mencía from Ponferrada, Bierzo. The 2023 aged for eight months in foudres. It expresses hints of iron, iodine, minerals and wet stone. White pepper and layers of ripe fruit emerge on the oak-structured palate. It's jammy like chutney but with juice-like freshness. Fresh fruit underpins the 2023 mature yet lively wine. The 2023 is pleasing. Drinking Window: 2025-2035.\" -Joaquín Hidalgo (Feb 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first vintage of this wine, the 2023 Bestizo is also the first red the producer's ever made without some Tempranillo. From an older vineyard of 100% Mencia, it's soft and supple, with an herbal, floral rose-like quality to the nose and luscious flavors of plum and peach. It's stainless steel fermented and aged in larger French foudres for only eight months, preserving a nice, light-bodied freshness through the finish. Drink now and over the following 5-7 years.\" -Virginie Boone (Jul 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003carticle id=\"post-168657\" class=\"post-168657 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles pmpro-has-access\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-child-tasting_note\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tasting_note post-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row accordion-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"warp-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-7 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"SOUTHERN \/ AMERICAN \/ PACIFIC WINE \u0026 SPIRITS","offers":[{"title":"750 mL","offer_id":53883597619565,"sku":null,"price":29.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/t16uj9mpirlzke6pawau.jpg?v=1788572699","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/bodegas-emilio-moro-bestizo-mencia-2023-bierzo-spain","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}