KINKI 2021

Single-vineyard wine from a very old vineyard of Mencía and some other local varieties (about 15%, mainly Palomino, Godello and Doña Blanca).

Very light structure and a precise balance, very light in color with an intense nose of fresh red fruit, currants, sour strawberries and raspberries, with balsamic notes and something medicinal. Low in alcohol, elegant, subtle, invigoratingly clean and tantalizing on the palate, with a very lively finish.

Appellation Bierzo

Grape variety palomino, mencia, godello

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€36.80*

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Veronica Ortega	Spain	Bierzo

About the winemaker Veronica Ortega is considered the future queen of Spanish viticulture. She was born in Cadiz in the Sherry region. Veronica first worked in wine in Priorat with Alvaro Palacios, then in New Zealand and Burgundy. In Bourgogne even at the mythical Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, before settling in Bierzo. Here she worked from 2010 to 2014 at Raul Perez, another great winemaker. From 2014, however, Veronica has her own cellar and her star is rising. The Bierzo region in northwestern Spain is known for its red wines from the mencia grape. This is also the grape that Veronica excels with. All her grapes are organically grown and hand-picked.

Vineyard management Organic-Biodynamics

Details

Vineyard	Very old vineyard located in Cobrana, a small town in the high Bierzo. This place, at an altitude of 750 meters, has an intriguing soil composition of highly degraded blue slate with red clay, one of the cooler areas in Bierzo where the grapes do not reach their ripeness until very late in the season. Old vines, 90-100 years old.
Vinification	After the manual harvest, fermentation with 100% whole bunches in an open wooden tank of 5000 liters. It is vinified according to a very old local winemaking style, in which white and red grapes together undergo a long and very gentle maceration. Maturation for 8 months in 800 liter amphorae. Very small production.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	11.5%
Closure	Natural cork