Bierzo, Spain
bright, herbs, red berries
Armas de Guerra Rosado is 100% Mencia (grape varietal). Mencia is an idigenous red grape that grows in Bierzo Spain. Many times mencia may show notes of herbs and flowers with intense fruity aromas as well as hints of minerality.
Vinos Guerra, founded in 1879, is the oldest winery in the Bierzo region. The founder Don Antonio Guerra was a pioneer in many ways. Mr. Guerra was one of the first producers to bottle method champanois wines in Spain. In addition to wine, Don Antonio also produced a variety of spirits from Agua Ardiente, to Vermouth and Anisettes.
Today the Guerra winery farms 1/3 of all the vineyards of the Bierzo region.
In addition to been so selective, Guerra possesses among the oldest and most precious Mencia (Mehn-cee-ah) and Dona Blanca vines in the Bierzo region. The average age of these vines is 50 years making wines that are able to communicate an impressive sense of depth and flavor.
All these vineyards are organic and dry farmed.
history of the bodega
http://vinosguerra.com/antonioguerraeng/
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