Estevez Bodegas y Viñedos
DO Bierzo Versos de Valtuille Mencia 2024
Reviews
The Wine Advocate 92+/100
The really young red with bright fruit and plenty of aromatic herbs is the 2024 Versos de Valtuille. It's juicy and tender, with very fine tannins and a clean and tasty finish. It has contained ripeness, 13.2% alcohol and the textbook profile of a young and fruit-driven wine with the advantage of seven months in very good oak foudres. 50,000 bottles produced. This could be the benchmark "young" red from Valtuille.
The wines from the Estévez family in Bierzo have been in the hands of winemaker César Márquez since 2021. They now own 17 hectares of vineyards and work with a further four from local growers. They have vines in some of the best zones of Valtuille. 2023 is a cooler vintage, and they achieved a fresher profile, with wines below 13% alcohol. Production is 70,000 bottles.
