Ribas del Cua Bierzo Mencia 2023 Vintage:2023 Yves’ grandfather Claude had founded

Yves’ grandfather Claude had founded the domaine in 1920

and the French government was offering to pay him $50

Low in alcohol

The nose on this wine is pure perfume

Only a pinch of sulfur at bottling

Ribas del Cua Bierzo Mencia 2023 Vintage:2023 Yves’ grandfather Claude had foundedAlong the banks of the Cua river, a family run cooperative of more than 250 individual holdings coalesced in the 1980s. While winemakers from Priorat flew in and brought fame and attention to the Bierzo region with their heavy handed, oaky, and expensive Mencias, the women of Ribas del Cua continued making a simple, unadorned yet totally delicious Mencia without fanfare. A new generation of winemakers returned to Bierzo in the 2000s and climbed high