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2019 Verónica Ortega Quite, Bierzo

( €11.90, 13%, Decantalo )

Wonderfully fresh, juicy and appealing, Quite is a reference to Verónica Ortega’s father, the famous bullfighter Rafael Ortega (the term is used when someone lends a helping hand in the bull ring), and is all about perfume and fruit. There’s  good underlying concentration here too – the vines from which it comes are all over 80 years’ old and combine Mencía with Alicante Bouchet, Palomino and Doña Blanca – with notes of violet, raspberry and black cherry, a hint of stony reduction and a bright, mineral-edged finish. Aged in amphora and old wood.

BuyDrinking window: 2020-23Similar Wines: €10-15, 90-94, Spain, Red, Alicante Bouschet, Mencia, Doña Blanca, Palomino