<p> I&#39;ve had two cats named after my favorite grapes: Pinot Noir and Mencía...my cats are as full of character as these grapes!  Mencía is a unique grape, full of personality, from the northwest of Spain, that at it&#39;s best, has aromas of stone, earth and leaf.  It&#39;s not for the faint-hearted wine drinker, but rewards the adventurous.  Some of my favorite Spanish wines are from Mencía but finding a good deal is increasingly hard as production can be tiny.  The wine today is by star wine-maker Gregory Perez of <a href="http://www.mengoba.com/" target="_blank" title="Bodegas Mengoba: Spanish wines in the Bierzo region of Spain">Bodegas Mengoba</a> the Bierzo region of Galicia.  Mengoba Mencía has been one of my favorite Mencías for a long time and now we have the baby Mencía from Bodegas Mengoba: Brezo Mencía 2010. Check out my video review. </p>

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<a href="http://vimeo.com/74323564">Mencia madness wine review</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/planetavino">Planeta Vino</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</div>

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<!--more--><p> Gregory Perez also makes some great whites at Bodegas Mengoba from Godello and Doña Blanca.  I&#39;m also a big fan of his Prieto Picudo wines from the region of León. Check out my review of his rosado Preto.</p>

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