Castro Candaz Mencia 2022 (750ml) Missouri

Castro Candaz Mencia 2022 (750ml) MissouriCastro Candaz Menca is a wine made from 100% Menca . Harvest is performed by hand and the winemaking process is carried out in the traditional way, applying minimum intervention. This way, they seek the maximum expression of the variety and the character of the land where the vines grow. Once the alcoholic fermentation has finished,it is aged for 6 months in 500 litre used barrels.

— Texture: Medium-bodied with smooth

and scored earth-like aromas and flavors

It has a medium to full-bodied palate with a chalky mouthfeel

sweet black cherries

Mellow flavors of apples and pears are topped by a hint of citrus and honeysuckle

I like the depth on the nose

Our 2021 Evolution Chardonnay is anything but buttery

The grapes come from the vineyards of the farms Sumarroca and Sabartés

which lean earthy and dry

briar patch fruit

the Kessler and the Zinnkoepflé and other plots of vineyard

A collaboration between Donald Patz and François Villard of the northern Rhône