COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Dessert
VINTAGE
2015
GRAPE
Mencia
PRODUCER
Bodegas Godelia
REGION
Castilla y León
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Sweet
Acidity
Medium
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
Tannins
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Libamus 2015 is a unique sweet red wine from Bodegas Godelia, a winery established in 2009 by the García Rodríguez family in Spain's Bierzo region. This wine is distinguished as the only sweet Mencia wine produced worldwide. Bierzo, a region with a long winemaking history, is characterized by its mountainous terrain and soils rich in quartzite and slate, at elevations between 500 and 700 meters. The grapes for Libamus are sourced from vines exceeding 80 years of age.
ALCOHOL
15.3%
AVG. PRICE
€22
STYLE
Classic
SULPHITES
YES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
15-15°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The only sweet Mencia wine made in the world.
Fact 02
Grapes sourced from vines over 80 years old.
Fact 03
Fermentation stopped by cooling to preserve sweetness.
Fact 04
Aged in new French oak barrels.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The production of Libamus 2015 begins with a manual harvest of overripe Mencia grapes, which are then subjected to a thermal treatment at 5°C and cryomaceration for 10 days. Fermentation is controlled at 20°C and halted by cooling to 5°C to retain sweetness. A subsequent 30-day maceration with the skins follows. The wine is then aged for eight months in new 400-liter French oak barrels.
