Mencia

Mencia is a red grape variety in the autonomous regions of northwestern Spain Galicia and Castile (especially in the growing areas Bierzo, Rías Baixas, Valdeorras and Vinos de León) is widespread and occupies the 9th place with just under 11,330 hectares of vineyards in the Spanish Blend. It provides light, quite fragrant, rather light red wines that should be drunk in its youth. However, there are two different Rebvarianten, both of which are referred to as Mencia. On the one described above. The other variant of Mencia in Galicia is probably on the Camino de Santiago from Bordeaux imported mutation of Cabernet Franc. Mencia is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.

In Spain, carried out DNA analysis showed that the Portuguese variety Jaen du Dão is a clone of the variety Mencia.

See also the article viticulture and winemaking in Spain in Portugal and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms: Cabernet ( especially since one believes in Galicia, Mencia was related to Cabernet Franc), Jaén du Dão (name in Portugal), Loureiro Tinto, Negra, Negro

Ethnicity: autochthonous grape variety from the region around Villafranca del Bierzo.