Verónica Ortega Kinki

The pale red 2020 Kinki wants to showcase the versatility of Mencía, producing a low alcohol (11.2%) and light red but with good structure and very apt for the table. It has an intense nose of red berries and a balsamic touch, fresh, elegant and vibrant. It was produced with a field blend of Mencía, Alicante Bouschet, Palomino, Godello and Valenciana planted at 750 meters in altitude, and it matured in 800-liter tinajas and 225-liter oak barrels for eight months. Ortega believes the 15% or so of Alicante Bouschet (Garnacha Tintorera) gives the wine a more electric and fresh profile. It comes from a single vineyard, and it's now a Vino de Paraje La Llamilla. Villa de Congosto. It has a note of wild red berries, pretty much in the line of the 2020, beautifully perfumed, jovial and fresh. It has a light and refreshing palate, crunchy, with fine tannins, approachable but not banal. 3,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021.