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Cesar Marquez Parajes Mencia 2021
One of Bierzo’s best bargains: 94 RP for just €18,95.
This field-blend Mencía from 45 plots delivers more depth and precision than many wines twice the price.
Price-to-points ratio? Outstanding.
€ 18.95
Description
This regional Bierzo red blends 45 plots across nine villages into a fragrant, high-definition expression of the region. With 94 points from Robert Parker and a 50% price advantage over its peers, it’s one of the top values in Spain. Floral, juicy and nuanced, it’s crafted from a field blend of old vines with low extraction and minimal oak influence. Polished, perfumed, and packed with finesse.
| Grape: | Alicante Buschet and other reds & whites, Mencio |
| Country: | Spain |
| Region: | Castilla Y Leon |
| Subregion: | Bierzo |
| Vintage: | 2021 |
| Winemaker: | Cesar Marquez |
| Wine Style: | Red |
| Size: | 75CL |
| Rating: | RP94, VN92 |
| Lead Time: | 1 – 2 weeks |
| Drinking Window: | Now – 2030 |
| SKU: | TL-10261 |
| Points gain: | A red wine from Bierzo that costs €18.95, on average has 91 points. You gain 3 points. |
| Price comparison: | A red wine from Bierzo with 94 points costs on average €37.9. That’s 50% ‘savings’. |
| WS NL: | NA on WS on: 11/06/2025 |
| Vivino: | € 17.35 on: 11/06/2025 |
WS NL: Wine-Searcher.com lowest price in the Netherlands
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| Rating: | VN92, RP94 |
| Reviewer: | Luis Gutiérres, Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) |
| Review: | The super affordable 2021 Parajes really overdelivers in this cool year. It was produced with grapes from up to 45 different plots in nine villages, trying to capture the essence of Bierzo. This regional red mixes soils and altitudes, mostly very old plots and therefore planted with a field blend with a majority of Mencía but also around 10% Alicante Bouschet and 5% whites or other reds like Bastardo, Souson or Estaladiña. It fermented by plot in stainless steel and plastic bins with some full clusters, indigenous yeasts and variable macerations, ranging between 15 and 60 days. Seventy-five percent of the volume matured in 225-, 400- and 500-liter barrels and the rest in a 5,000-liter oak foudre. It's aromatic, floral, perfumed and elegant, with a medium-bodied palate and very fine tannins. It is round and juicy, with very fine tannins and depth and complexity, corresponding to a much more expensive wine. A bargain. He harvested quite early in 2021, and the wines have moderate alcohol. 29,504 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2022. |
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