Verónica Ortega ROC Tinto 2023

Verónica Ortega ROC Tinto 2023 is a red wine made by Verónica Ortega in Valtuille de Abajo, within the Bierzo DO, León, Spain.

It is made primarily from Mencía (90%), Palomino (8%) and Doña Blanca (2%), sourced from two old-vine plots located in the El Couso and La Rata vineyards in Valtuille de Abajo. The vines, around 100 years old, are trained as bush vines and planted on clay-sandy soils with a high sand content

The grapes are hand-harvested and spontaneous fermentation takes place with 100% whole clusters, including stems, in a 5,000-litre open wooden vat, using manual pigeage. Maceration lasts approximately 33 days. The wine then undergoes malolactic fermentation and 16 months of ageing in used 228-litre French oak barrels, in their second and third use.