It is the iconic wine of Bodega del Abad due to its unique expression of the authentic Bercian mencia and also for its name, the Carracedo Monastery located near the winery. It isthe result of the blend of three unique plots with very unique soils. Bush vines of 85-year-old located in Valtuille de Arriba at 650 m. altitude. Soil is composed of stones, quartzite and other minerals. Manual harvest in crates and and sorting at he winery. Each plot is vinified separately and prefermentation and fermentation takes place at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Ages for 12 months in medium toasted French oak barrels.
Full-bodied wine withgreat length and a persistency. A wine with character and structure.
Bodega del Abad is not only the name of a winery, it is a way of claiming the history, the present and the future of El Bierzo region linked to vine growing. More than two decades ago, the winery began its journey planting the vines of mencia and godello, varieties used to make our wines.
The winery is located in the heart of land known as olla berciana, in the village of Carracedelo, a wine-growing area located in the northwest of the IberianPeninsula. Our monovarietal wines are made with the red mencia and white godello, indigenous varietys of this region traditionally linked to viticulture, all of them under Bierzo appellation.
Wines that are born with essence and character, wines that reflect the land they come from, a natural paradise with a unique terroir composed by slate, clay and pebbles that allows mineratlity and personality to show into the mencia and godello grapes.