Another of the library releases is the 2012 Pizarra, their top Mencía from slate soils (pizarra is the Spanish word for slate). 2012 was a very good year for Algueira, and most wines are aging beautifully. This is only 13% alcohol and has notable acidity. It fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225- and 600-liter oak barrels for 14 months. It's a perfect example of a Mencía that has evolved nicely, gaining complexity, nuance and depth, showing the origin more now that the fat and fruit have been rendered out. The wine is showing earthier and spicier, with some lovely rusticity on the palate, some grainy tannins and a sapid, long finish. This should drink nicely for another 5 years or more. They had kept 2,000 bottles of this wine. It was bottled in April 2014.
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