Mencia
Our first release of this exciting Spanish variety. Planted on our Sand Road vineyard in 2021, this debut is light bodied but full of character, the old world in new hands. We have made our own version here, typified by the punk rock artwork of artist Tristan Kerr. Only 200 dozen produced, will be an instant hit!
Reviews of the 2024 Mencia:
91 points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion, June 2025:
This is the first mencía release from estate Sand Road vineyard vines planted in 2021 to Christies Beach Formation: alluvial sand, silty clay and gravel. This was gently extracted over 12 days, then saw eight months in neutral oak. There’s a bit of tannin here, pithy, skinsy, teeth-coating tannin. Not too much, but certainly needing food. The wine is generally pulpy and bright, floral with juicy wild berries, blackberry pastille, raspberry coulis, a little tar and cherry cola, kind of slurpy and fresh, but again demanding food, with a fine seam of acidity also guiding one to the table.
