{"id":14051,"date":"2017-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/mencia-grape-you-can-not-imagine-how-good-it-can-be"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:56","slug":"mencia-grape-you-can-not-imagine-how-good-it-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/mencia-grape-you-can-not-imagine-how-good-it-can-be","title":{"rendered":"Mencia grape: you can not imagine how good it can be"},"content":{"rendered":"
Luckily, in Spain we have a wide biodiversity that allows us to enjoy countless wines. One of the grapes that is developing an extraordinary potential lately is the Mencia, so today we are going to talk a little about it.<\/p>\n
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Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, the Mencia is a unique grape variety, particular, elegant and rustic at the same time. Its pilgrimage begins with its particular road from Santiago, crossing the Bierzo, the Ribera Sacra, Valdeorras and Monterey, until arriving to the north of Portugal. It is very special because it is grown only in these regions.<\/p>\n
Although it has been wanted to relate with the Cabernet Franc, recent studies based on the DNA carried out by the University of Santiago de Compostela and of the Station of Viticulture and Oenology of Galicia have discovered that it is descendant of Galician Merenzao and direct descendant of the French variety Trousseau.<\/p>\n
We can find the maximum expression of the Mencia in the Bierzo (Castile and Leon) and Ribera Sacra (Galicia).<\/p>\n
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In the Bierzo is the predominant grape variety, adapting perfectly to its temperate microclimate, which combines the humidity that comes from Galicia and the drier climate that comes from Castile. It has a mild rainfall and a low altitude that generally avoids late frost.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Mencia grape in the Bierzo<\/h2>\n