Pittacum 2007, mencia from Bierzo – a shapshot
Pittacum 2007
I received a few wines from the Spanish winery Pittacum the other day to taste. The Pittacum project started in 1999 in the Bierzo region of Spain, with an emphasis on the mencia variety. The vineyards are comprised of old vines ranging in age from 50- 80 years old and are farmed as organically as possible. 65% of the winery was acquired by Terras Gaudas in 2002.
The mencia grape gives deep and intense wines and the winemakers aim to show the personality of the wines. They vinify in stainless steel but age the wines in French and American oak barrels.
I tried the Pittacum 2007 and although it has apparent oak on the palate, it’s well integrated into the wine, a lush and rich wine with a soft round mouthfeel. A deep wine with intense black fruit notes. Even though it has 14.5% alcohol, it’s not apparent on the nose or palate.
A good wine to have with a hearty steak or perhaps a grilled chorizo sandwich.
Hey! I’m trying to buy this exact wine for my boss… I’m not super wine-savvy unfortunately so I’m not always the best at knowing where to look. Do you know where I could find this exact wine? I tried emailing the winery as well!
I would appreciate the help! 🙂 You seem to know what you’re doing!!! 🙂
Hi Hayley,
Are you in the US or UK? I’m based in the UK so if you are here,drop me a line and I’ll put you in touch with the importer. My email: denise@thewinesleuth.co.uk
Mencia seems to be THE grape of the year; I picked one from the shelves at Oddbins for the bloggers mixed case. Keen to try others – where did you buy this one from?
http://www.oddbins.com/wine/Wine_Bloggers_Case.html
Did you read my post? 😉 I said they were sent to me by the winery. But you can buy their wines from these guys: http://www.vinissimus.co.uk/