Ultreia Mencía 2022

2022 / 91+ puntos

The 2022 Ultreia suffered in the comparison with all the other Ultreia reds from 2023, as 2022 was a much more challenging, very dry and warm year. It comes from the Ponferrada zone, old vines with a field blend on slate soils. It reminded me of a Priorat, ripe and Mediterranean with notes of wet slate. This had a longer élevage in barrel, close to two years, during which time the wine developed some flor. 7,500 bottles produced.