Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León (Bierzo Alto)

Germán Roble Blanco is a visionary.  Before returning to Bierzo, he traveled Burgundy, absorbing the delicacy of its cold climate wine and bringing its minimalist ethos to the windy mountains of northern Spain.  The mencia of Albares de la Ribera ripens slowly in the crisp mountain air, and ages slowly in Germán’s cellar in neutral barrels and amphora until stable, lacing fine structure over subtle fruit, herbs, and lingering earth.