<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">Another Spanish wine from one of my favorite grapes, Mencía. Wines from Mencía have a lot of personality but they are not always easy wines. Lately the NY Times had a somewhat disappointing </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/dining/reviews/beguiling-reds-from-bierzo.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" target="_blank" title="NY Times Sep 2013 article on Mencías from Bierzo" style="text-align: justify;">tasting of Mencías</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> from the Bierzo</span><span style="text-align: justify;">...they cited bitterness and lack of balance as negatives. I would have like to see the full list of the wines they tasted. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Amizade 2010 is a collaboration between top Albariño producer Do Ferreiro and American wine importer De Maison Selections, and is from the northwestern appellation of Monterrei. I&#39;ve already <a href="http://planetavino.net/2013/08/11/spanish-wine-review-amizade-godello-2011/" target="_self" title="Amizade Godello 2011">rated</a> it&#39;s sister white wine from Godello. The Mencía seems to be only available on the US market, not in Spain, and costs around 16-20$. For the full review see my video below.</span></span></p>

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<a href="http://vimeo.com/75671562">Amizade Mencia wine</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/planetavino">Planeta Vino</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</div>

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