Verónica Ortega Cáreo 2024 Red Wine

Verónica Ortega Cáreo Rouge 2024 is a red wine produced in the D.O. Bierzo.

It is a field blend of Mencía (90%), along with Palomino, Godello, and Doña Branca, sourced from century-old vineyards planted on calcareous soils. The grapes come from the La Fulgueira parcel (0.9 ha), located at 650 meters altitude in San Juan de la Mata, in the northern part of Bierzo.

Fermentation takes place with 80% whole clusters, using native yeasts in a co-fermentation of red and white varieties. The wine undergoes a gentle maceration of around 5 weeks in a 3,400L open-top truncated cone wooden vat.

The vineyard soils are composed of decomposed slate and limestone.

The wine is aged in 300L French oak barrels, followed by an additional 4 months in 800L clay amphorae.