Red Wine Verónica Ortega ROC Mencía 2023

The wine Verónica Ortega ROC Mencía was the first wine made by the talented Verónica Ortega upon arriving in the DO Bierzo. Today, fifteen years later, Ms Ortega is one of Spain's most accomplished oenologists, whose wines enjoy a cult reputation among connoisseurs throughout the world.

This small-batch Vino de Villa de Valtuille is sourced from two parcels, El Couso and La Rata, planted over 100 years ago with Mencía vines and roughly 10% of Palomino and Doña Blanca. The plots have soils of clay and sand that provide a compelling floral character and to this Spanish red wine.

The grapes went through a full-cluster fermentation in a 5,000-litre open wooden vat, performing soft pigeages along the process for a very gentle extraction of colour and tannin. After going through the malo in vats and barrels, this red wine from El Bierzo was aged for around 12 months in 228-litre French oak barrels.

Finally, the red wine Verónica Ortega ROC Mencía 2023 was bottled in March 2025 and stored for over a year before being released onto the market.

5,800 bottles produced.

We suggest that you gently aerate this Crianza red wine before drinking.