VARNEY WINES 2023 MENCIA ($36 / McLaren Vale, SA)
Since then it has blossomed in Bierzo where it was planted on the hillsides and produced magnificent, deeply coloured exquisite world class wine. As a result, it is now gradually spreading its wings across the globe. Here in Australia, there are currently 22 producers located mainly in the Riverland, McLaren Vale and the Granite Belt (Queensland). I wrote an article about it in Australia's Wine Business Magazine (WBM) Magnificent Mencia July/August 2017.
This emerging variety has a fantastic future ahead of it, with a number of excellent, world-class wines already being made by talented Aussie winemakers.
Today’s wine is a sensational example of what this exciting variety is capable of delivering here.
It is the superb Varney Wines 2023 Mclaren Vale Mencia (Seaview sub-region). Massively coloured, almost black with a classy rich aromatic bouquet of ripe red berries, with a good dollop of dried herbs, just a hint of earthiness and a smidge of spice- quite complex. The palate is sublime with lashings of big silky smooth flavours leading to a magnificent, long lasting finish. TRULY AWESOME!!!
Check this stunner, and the rest of the excellent Varney Wines range, including the magnificent 2020 Ltd Release Nebbiolo at www.varneywines.com.au
Dan Traucki