…We also tasted some stunning mencias from Losada, one of the go-to producers in the region, delivering some of our great-value favorites, including Losada Vinos de Finca Mencia Altos de Losada La Bienquerida 2020 – a racy, textured Bierzo mencia showing depth, perfume and velvety and fresh tannins and blue fruit and flowers. Altos de Losada El Cepón 2020 was a close runner-up…
Losada Vinos de Finca Godello Bierzo 2021
https://www.jamessuckling.com/tasting-notes/186199/losada-vinos-de-finca-godello-bierzo-2021Score: 93 Points
15 Jun, 2022 – Bright and mineral nose with limey fruit, nectarines and wet stones. Very zesty and intense, yet pure on the palate, with a bright streak of linear, electric acidity that adds extra verve and velocity. Drink now.
Losada Vinos de Finca Mencía Bierzo Altos de Losada 2020
https://www.jamessuckling.com/tasting-notes/186201/losada-vinos-de-finca-mencia-bierzo-altos-de-losada-2020Score: 93 Points
15 Jun, 2022 – Deep and fresh nose, full of blueberries and blackberries with a splash of white pepper and chalk. Firm and fine tannins give the elegant blueberry fruit a full yet assertive wrap. Quite tactile. Drink now.
Losada Vinos de Finca Mencía Bierzo Altos de Losada La Bienquerida 2020
https://www.jamessuckling.com/tasting-notes/186081/losada-vinos-de-finca-mencia-bierzo-altos-de-losada-la-bienquerida-2020Score: 95 Points
15 Jun, 2022 – Deep nose, but bright, perfumed and floral at the same time, showing intense and racy blueberries, golden berries, violets, lavender and an intriguing lift of white pepper. A medium-to full-bodied palate, filled with fine and fresh tannins. Dusty and velvety in texture. Really delicious now, but can hold, too.
Losada Vinos de Finca Mencía Bierzo Altos de Losada El Cepón 2020
https://www.jamessuckling.com/tasting-notes/186118/losada-vinos-de-finca-mencia-bierzo-altos-de-losada-el-cepon-2020Score: 94 Points
15 Jun, 2022 – Very fresh and deep nose with slate, blue flowers, spiced blackberries and blueberries. Concentrated, but so bright, fresh and silky, charged with mealy, precise tannins. Long, but pristine. Drink or hold.
Losada Vinos de Finca Merenzao Bierzo Altos de Losada La Chana 2020
https://www.jamessuckling.com/tasting-notes/186119/losada-vinos-de-finca-merenzao-bierzo-altos-de-losada-la-chana-2020Score: 94 Points
15 Jun, 2022 – A very fresh yet deep nose, full of blueberries, bramble fruit, graphite, stones and flowers. Almost a hint of golden berry here. Very juicy and bright with lots of dusty, mealy tannins coating the transparent palate. Firm, succulent and extremely drinkable now. Drink or hold.
LOSADA VINOS DE FINCA MENCÍA BIERZO 2020
Score: 93 Points
Fresh blackberries, blueberries and blue flowers with hints of spices and chalk. A full-bodied palate, piled up with nicely chewy tannins in fine-grained mode. Drink or hold.
