several wines from our DO have been included by American wine critic James Suckling in his list of the Top 100 wines in Spain.
#7 Losada Vinos de Finca, La Bienquerida 2018, 97 p.
#40 Descendientes de J. Palacios, Las Lamas 2018, 97 puntos
#43 Descendientes de J. Palacios, Moncerbal 2018, 96 puntos
#57 Losada Vinos de Finca, Altos de Losada Godello, Villa de San Lorenzo 2019, 94 puntos
#58 Pittacum Mencía 2018, 94 puntos
Just over a month ago, we finished our tasting of 1,500 Spanish wines, and from those we whittled our list down to the Top 100 for 2021. Above all, it shows that the country is currently at a crossroads of change, with innovative, young producers joining and sometimes surpassing their well-versed and traditional cohort in making superb wines in a mosaic of styles from revived vineyards, cooler terroirs and forgotten grapes.
There are seven mencia wines on the Top 100 list this year, led by the Losada Vinos de Finca Mencía Bierzo Altos de Losada La Bienquerida 2018 at No. 7 – a wine defined by its incredible value for money and irresistible drinkability with fresh, crunchy fruit and ultra-fine tannins. If you have been craving a serious Beaujolais cru, then you should not miss old-vine mencia from Bierzo, Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra.
