ROC 2020Verónica Ortega - 75 cl.

95 R. Parker

Biodynamic

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The cuvée was the first to be produced by Verónica in El Bierzo, in 2010.
It comes from two parcels (El Couso and La Rata) located in Valtuille de Ab... read more

Region:
Castilla y León

Appellation:
D.O. Bierzo

Wine estate:
Verónica Ortega

Assembly:
Mencia (85%)
Doña Blanca (8%)
Palomino (7%)

Wine colour:
Red

Alcohol content:
13,5 %

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40,89 €

33,79 € excl. VAT

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Product info

The cuvée was the first to be produced by Verónica in El Bierzo, in 2010.
It comes from two parcels (El Couso and La Rata) located in Valtuille de Abajo, on poor sandy soils with quartz debris.
The vines are 80 years old.
This blend made from the best terroirs of Valtuille can bear the "vino de Pueblo" mention.
This was has not a big extract, but it is typical of the Mencía grape.

Vinification
Whole-bunch vinification, no de-stemming. Spontaneous fermentation in an open 5000-litre vat. Very little pigeage, so that fermentation and extraction are very soft. Maceration lasts for 3 weeks.
The wines are aged in 800-litre dolia (jars) and 228-litre barrels (2 and 3 year old barrels).

Storage potential
Drink as from : 2024
Best moment : 2029-2031
Until : 2036

To serve
At cellar temperature, in a large Burgundy wine glass. Best decant before serving.

Trial analysis
Nice, light, transparent red colour. Expressive on the nose - a complex array of silky fruit. This Mencía is quite velvety in comparison with other producers. And very elegant.
Well balanced on the palate, with a nice acidity. A perfect expression of the sandy soils of Valtuille.

Flavor profile

Wood None Aged in wood barrels Heavily aged in wood barrels Acidity Low acidity Balanced High acidity Fruitiness Low fruitiness Balanced High fruitiness Structure Elegant Balanced Full-bodied

Reviews

R. Parker (95/100)

27/12/2024

aThe aromatic profile of the 2020 ROC is quite different from the one of the 2021 that I tasted next to it. The two years were very different; 2020 was a year of concentration, ripeness and fruit, of darker and riper sensations and more tannins, or perhaps more rustic tannins. This is a more powerful vintage that is going to need a little more time and/or powerful food.

Wine estate

Verónica Ortega was raised in Cádiz, Andalusia. After finishing her studies, se traveled all around the world and made wine for some of the greatest names on the wine planet. She is a proud pupil of Raúl Pérez, who passed to her his love of the Mencía grape. Since 2012, she has been running her own, very small estate, also in Valtuille de Abajo.

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Meat

chicken/turkey (poultry) lamsvlees pheasant/partridge (game) pork veal

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