2021 Viña Mein O Gran Meín Tinto
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Ribeiro |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Grape | Brancellao, , Tintilla Rota |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2034 |
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Description
In the glass, the Vina Mein Tinto wine is bright red in color. It is a red wine with a clear Atlantic Sea injection, so elegance, power, freshness, minerality and a bit of saltiness. Balsamic notes in the nose of eucalyptus and spices, laurel, with beautiful violet notes and red berry. Quite direct in the mouth, tight, vertical with a nice vibrant end. A beautiful elegant red wine that you should definitely decant in its younger years. Since 2018, Viña Mein has been owned by the Pago de Carraovejas group, which also includes Emilio Rojo, the famous Verdejo wines from Ossian .
The Meín Tinto 2021 is the next step in the development of O Pequeno. Viña Meín - Emilio Rojo applies extremely careful viticulture on different plots with different exposures and soil compositions. The harvest is carried out selectively, selecting only grapes from vines with optimum ripeness. This wine is made from a blend of Caíño Longo, Garnacha Tintorera, Brancellao, Sousón, Ferrón and Caíño Tinto, from small vineyards in the area of Leiro and Pazos de Arenteiro, in the narrowest and northernmost part of the Avia Valley.
The high rainfall and thermal fluctuations of the interior give these grapes a unique ripening process. The freshness of the Atlantic influence and the historic Ribeiro grape varieties form the basis of this wine, combined with the intense summers of the Avia Valley. This reflects both the careful management of each vineyard and the impact of a changing climate.
The 2021 winter season was extremely rainy, with heavy rainfall between late January and early March. Bud formation began at the end of March, accompanied by persistent rainfall, which required extra attention to the management of each vineyard. It was not until late July that the sun and warmth arrived, which ensured good ripening of the grapes.
The growing season seemed to be going smoothly, but several rainy days in September caused challenges during the harvest. To ensure quality, the grapes were selected bunch by bunch, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. The harvest of the red grapes took place between September 23 and 30, 2021.
Meín Tinto represents the intensity, freshness and elegance of the historic red grape varieties of the Avia Valley. This is the third vintage of the joint project Viña Meín - Emilio Rojo, with an organic viticultural philosophy and in-depth knowledge of the different plots. The wine comes from small plots of Caíño Longo, Brancellao, Sousón, Ferrón and Caíño Tinto, which reflect the wine-growing history of the northern part of the valley. Meín Tinto is produced in Leiro, with vineyards in Ibedo, Toro and Valgarreiros, and further north in Pazos de Arenteiro, where plots such as Zacoy and Rivas are located.
Despite the variation in slopes and exposure, the different soil compositions of the Sábrego soil and the character of the grapes ensure a unique ripening. The combination of the Atlantic freshness and the warm summers of the interior gives this wine a special terroir expression. The distribution of the vineyards in the area of Leiro makes it possible to adapt the vinification process to the evolution of the grapes, both in the field and in the cellar.
- Manual harvest in small crates of maximum 12 kg, with a careful selection every day to harvest only perfectly ripe plots.
- Vinification by plot, using micro-fermentations to preserve the nuances of each site.
- Maturation takes place in stainless steel tanks of various sizes and a 600-litre wooden barrel, for approximately 10 months.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Appellation | Ribeiro |
| Winery | Viña Mein |
| Grape | Brancellao, Caino, Tintilla Rota |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2034 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Fruitig, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Met vrienden, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$65
Drink Date:
2023 - 2028
The red 2020 O Gran Mein Tinto was produced with a blend of 61% Caíño Longo, from slate and clay soils that provide structure and length while keeping the freshness, and 39% Brancellao, from sandy soils that deliver very delicate and pale wines. The don't have certifications yet (they are looking into that, but it's not easy because of the many neighbors working with chemicals...), but the vines are worked organically and some biodynamic treatments are applied. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in neutral oak barrels and stainless steel for 10 months. It feels a little closed and shy, serious and harmonious. The palate is balanced, subtly tannic and with a touch of earthiness. It opens up with time in the glass to beautiful aromas of wild herbs, berries and flowers. 1,810 bottles, 200 magnums and five three-liter bottles were produced.
Viña Mein has added one hectare of red grapes in Pazo de Arenteiro from 2020, a place of reputation for red wines. They work with the grapes from 24 hectares of vines and produce 50,000 bottles yearly, which is less than in the past because yields have been lowered after the transformation to organic farming in all their properties. 2020 was a warm and dry year of healthy grapes, but 2021 was a lot more challenging due to fungus attacks, which meant they produced their shortest vintage to date, no more than 43,000 bottles. The 2021 wines have a fresh and clearly cool Atlantic character. 2022 was super dry and healthy with a more Mediterranean character.
In July 2019, Pago de Carraovejas from Ribera del Duero purchased Viña Mein, so 2018 is a transition year—the wines were fermented by the previous team, but the new team finished them and blended them. They bottled just one red and one white, which is more or less the direction they want to follow, to make a grand vin from one of the historic properties of the zone. The winemaker now is Laura Montero, and her husband Dominique Roujou de Boubée is a consultant.
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Viña Mein is the personal project of Javier Alen, pioneer of the Ribeiro region. Since 2014, he has had the help of the young wolves of Comando G, who are turning the entire domain towards biodynamics and going for a fresher, minerally style. Without a doubt the best of the Treixadura!
History of Viña Mein
The Ribeiro appellation is Galicia's oldest appellation. The green province of Ourense has a long history in viticulture. As early as the 12th century, Ribeiro wines were known all over Spain. The Treixadura grape in particular played a major role in this.
Javier Alen, owner of Viña Mein, is without a doubt the pioneer of the Treixadura revival. As a little boy, Javier spent up to his 6 years in Leiro, a small village near the monastery of San Clodio. His parents then moved to Madrid, but the memory of his native region was revived every summer as the family moved to the ancestral home in Leiro for three months. Javier was a lawyer in Madrid for more than 15 years, but eventually turned his life around: he founded a bookstore in Madrid specializing in travel literature and in 1987 he returned to Leiro to become a winegrower there. He completely restored Viña Mein's old Pazo into a beautiful hotel and a small wine estate.
Today, Viña Mein is the leader of the new white wines from Ribeiro. The Treixadura in coupage with other typical grape varieties guarantees fresh and mineral white wines. A small amount of red wines are also made with the typical grape varieties. Since the beginning of 2019, Viña Mein has belonged to the Pago de Carreavojas group, which in addition to the famous ribera wines from Carrraovejas also includes Emilio Rooja and Ossian.
Varieties
Treixadura is the main grape. It ripens slowly and cannot withstand planting at a great height. The skin is coarse and hard (hence its name). The acidity is perfect, full of floral aromas and notes of fruit. The Treixadura is complemented in its coupage with other grape varieties, some of which can also be found in other Galician regions. About 12 ha has been planted in Viña Mein.
Godello (1.8 ha) is the grape best suited for high altitude ripening. This grape has a short cycle and produces small grapes, a variety that thrives on the slopes of the valley.
Albariño (0.5 ha) is very limited. This grape gives strength and at the same time finesse to the wines. In addition, this grape can combine high alcohol contents with a lot of acidity, which is exceptional.
Torrontés (0.6 ha) is an old variety that used to be widespread across Spain. This grape gives freshness and a slightly bitter aftertaste. Torrontés is rather light in texture, which makes the cut of a grape with a lot of structure such as Lado perfect.
Lado (0.2 ha) is a grape of clearly Atlantic origin, which has become very rare. This grape has the perfect capacity to combine high alcohol contents with high acidity (such as Albariño), aromatic, but less fine and exotic than the Albariño.
Loureira (0.8 ha) is a variety whose roots are hard to find and which is very different from many other typical Atlantic grape varieties. Nevertheless, Loureira was traditionally planted in Ribeiro. Nevertheless, this grape is not immediately suitable for monovarietal wines, due to very low alcohol contents, many bitters and high acidity. The grape was mainly planted because of its high aromatic potential with a lot of complexity; its name also refers to it (Loureira is Galician for laurel). Hence, a small amount in a cut can be of great benefit. From this grape variety also comes the beautiful spiciness that we find in the Viña Mein.
Finally, Albilla (0.2 ha) is a minor grape that mainly applies glycerol in the cut with delicate aromas of honey.
Terroir
Typical Galician granite soil with a shallow vegetation layer on top of between 70 to 100 cm, often with very little organic matter. The top layer mainly consists of 'sábrego', a mixture of clay and sand consisting of granite grains. The result of millions of years of erosion of the large 'bolos' or giant boulders. The bodega is built against one such bolos: a giant boulder more than 5 m high.
The location in the valley ensures that there is a big difference between day and night, often up to 20 ° C, which ensures that the grapes ripen perfectly and slowly, so that there is more aroma and concentration. There is quite a lot of sun and little rainfall by Galician standards. Quite a lot of thunderstorms at the end of the summer and freezing cold during the winter. There are also many days with fog.
The vineyards are mainly located on southwestern slopes. Each vineyard has a different degree of 'sábrego', which brings a lot of variety.
Vinification
Harvesting is done manually. Cold maceration. The grapes are manipulated as little as possible. The ordinary Viña Mein is then fermented on stainless steel cuves. With the grapes from the best plots, maturation is applied in large containers of 500 and 600 liters (French oak). Levage on the yeast cells lasts approximately 6-9 months, with regular bâtonnages.
In the glass, the Vina Mein Tinto wine is bright red in color. It is a red wine with a clear Atlantic Sea injection, so elegance, power, freshness, minerality and a bit of saltiness. Balsamic notes in the nose of eucalyptus and spices, laurel, with beautiful violet notes and red berry. Quite direct in the mouth, tight, vertical with a nice vibrant end. A beautiful elegant red wine that you should definitely decant in its younger years. Since 2018, Viña Mein has been owned by the Pago de Carraovejas group, which also includes Emilio Rojo, the famous Verdejo wines from Ossian .
The Meín Tinto 2021 is the next step in the development of O Pequeno. Viña Meín - Emilio Rojo applies extremely careful viticulture on different plots with different exposures and soil compositions. The harvest is carried out selectively, selecting only grapes from vines with optimum ripeness. This wine is made from a blend of Caíño Longo, Garnacha Tintorera, Brancellao, Sousón, Ferrón and Caíño Tinto, from small vineyards in the area of Leiro and Pazos de Arenteiro, in the narrowest and northernmost part of the Avia Valley.
The high rainfall and thermal fluctuations of the interior give these grapes a unique ripening process. The freshness of the Atlantic influence and the historic Ribeiro grape varieties form the basis of this wine, combined with the intense summers of the Avia Valley. This reflects both the careful management of each vineyard and the impact of a changing climate.
The 2021 winter season was extremely rainy, with heavy rainfall between late January and early March. Bud formation began at the end of March, accompanied by persistent rainfall, which required extra attention to the management of each vineyard. It was not until late July that the sun and warmth arrived, which ensured good ripening of the grapes.
The growing season seemed to be going smoothly, but several rainy days in September caused challenges during the harvest. To ensure quality, the grapes were selected bunch by bunch, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. The harvest of the red grapes took place between September 23 and 30, 2021.
Meín Tinto represents the intensity, freshness and elegance of the historic red grape varieties of the Avia Valley. This is the third vintage of the joint project Viña Meín - Emilio Rojo, with an organic viticultural philosophy and in-depth knowledge of the different plots. The wine comes from small plots of Caíño Longo, Brancellao, Sousón, Ferrón and Caíño Tinto, which reflect the wine-growing history of the northern part of the valley. Meín Tinto is produced in Leiro, with vineyards in Ibedo, Toro and Valgarreiros, and further north in Pazos de Arenteiro, where plots such as Zacoy and Rivas are located.
Despite the variation in slopes and exposure, the different soil compositions of the Sábrego soil and the character of the grapes ensure a unique ripening. The combination of the Atlantic freshness and the warm summers of the interior gives this wine a special terroir expression. The distribution of the vineyards in the area of Leiro makes it possible to adapt the vinification process to the evolution of the grapes, both in the field and in the cellar.
- Manual harvest in small crates of maximum 12 kg, with a careful selection every day to harvest only perfectly ripe plots.
- Vinification by plot, using micro-fermentations to preserve the nuances of each site.
- Maturation takes place in stainless steel tanks of various sizes and a 600-litre wooden barrel, for approximately 10 months.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Appellation | Ribeiro |
| Winery | Viña Mein |
| Grape | Brancellao, Caino, Tintilla Rota |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2034 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Fruitig, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Met vrienden, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$65
Drink Date:
2023 - 2028
The red 2020 O Gran Mein Tinto was produced with a blend of 61% Caíño Longo, from slate and clay soils that provide structure and length while keeping the freshness, and 39% Brancellao, from sandy soils that deliver very delicate and pale wines. The don't have certifications yet (they are looking into that, but it's not easy because of the many neighbors working with chemicals...), but the vines are worked organically and some biodynamic treatments are applied. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in neutral oak barrels and stainless steel for 10 months. It feels a little closed and shy, serious and harmonious. The palate is balanced, subtly tannic and with a touch of earthiness. It opens up with time in the glass to beautiful aromas of wild herbs, berries and flowers. 1,810 bottles, 200 magnums and five three-liter bottles were produced.
Viña Mein has added one hectare of red grapes in Pazo de Arenteiro from 2020, a place of reputation for red wines. They work with the grapes from 24 hectares of vines and produce 50,000 bottles yearly, which is less than in the past because yields have been lowered after the transformation to organic farming in all their properties. 2020 was a warm and dry year of healthy grapes, but 2021 was a lot more challenging due to fungus attacks, which meant they produced their shortest vintage to date, no more than 43,000 bottles. The 2021 wines have a fresh and clearly cool Atlantic character. 2022 was super dry and healthy with a more Mediterranean character.
In July 2019, Pago de Carraovejas from Ribera del Duero purchased Viña Mein, so 2018 is a transition year—the wines were fermented by the previous team, but the new team finished them and blended them. They bottled just one red and one white, which is more or less the direction they want to follow, to make a grand vin from one of the historic properties of the zone. The winemaker now is Laura Montero, and her husband Dominique Roujou de Boubée is a consultant.
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Viña Mein is the personal project of Javier Alen, pioneer of the Ribeiro region. Since 2014, he has had the help of the young wolves of Comando G, who are turning the entire domain towards biodynamics and going for a fresher, minerally style. Without a doubt the best of the Treixadura!
History of Viña Mein
The Ribeiro appellation is Galicia's oldest appellation. The green province of Ourense has a long history in viticulture. As early as the 12th century, Ribeiro wines were known all over Spain. The Treixadura grape in particular played a major role in this.
Javier Alen, owner of Viña Mein, is without a doubt the pioneer of the Treixadura revival. As a little boy, Javier spent up to his 6 years in Leiro, a small village near the monastery of San Clodio. His parents then moved to Madrid, but the memory of his native region was revived every summer as the family moved to the ancestral home in Leiro for three months. Javier was a lawyer in Madrid for more than 15 years, but eventually turned his life around: he founded a bookstore in Madrid specializing in travel literature and in 1987 he returned to Leiro to become a winegrower there. He completely restored Viña Mein's old Pazo into a beautiful hotel and a small wine estate.
Today, Viña Mein is the leader of the new white wines from Ribeiro. The Treixadura in coupage with other typical grape varieties guarantees fresh and mineral white wines. A small amount of red wines are also made with the typical grape varieties. Since the beginning of 2019, Viña Mein has belonged to the Pago de Carreavojas group, which in addition to the famous ribera wines from Carrraovejas also includes Emilio Rooja and Ossian.
Varieties
Treixadura is the main grape. It ripens slowly and cannot withstand planting at a great height. The skin is coarse and hard (hence its name). The acidity is perfect, full of floral aromas and notes of fruit. The Treixadura is complemented in its coupage with other grape varieties, some of which can also be found in other Galician regions. About 12 ha has been planted in Viña Mein.
Godello (1.8 ha) is the grape best suited for high altitude ripening. This grape has a short cycle and produces small grapes, a variety that thrives on the slopes of the valley.
Albariño (0.5 ha) is very limited. This grape gives strength and at the same time finesse to the wines. In addition, this grape can combine high alcohol contents with a lot of acidity, which is exceptional.
Torrontés (0.6 ha) is an old variety that used to be widespread across Spain. This grape gives freshness and a slightly bitter aftertaste. Torrontés is rather light in texture, which makes the cut of a grape with a lot of structure such as Lado perfect.
Lado (0.2 ha) is a grape of clearly Atlantic origin, which has become very rare. This grape has the perfect capacity to combine high alcohol contents with high acidity (such as Albariño), aromatic, but less fine and exotic than the Albariño.
Loureira (0.8 ha) is a variety whose roots are hard to find and which is very different from many other typical Atlantic grape varieties. Nevertheless, Loureira was traditionally planted in Ribeiro. Nevertheless, this grape is not immediately suitable for monovarietal wines, due to very low alcohol contents, many bitters and high acidity. The grape was mainly planted because of its high aromatic potential with a lot of complexity; its name also refers to it (Loureira is Galician for laurel). Hence, a small amount in a cut can be of great benefit. From this grape variety also comes the beautiful spiciness that we find in the Viña Mein.
Finally, Albilla (0.2 ha) is a minor grape that mainly applies glycerol in the cut with delicate aromas of honey.
Terroir
Typical Galician granite soil with a shallow vegetation layer on top of between 70 to 100 cm, often with very little organic matter. The top layer mainly consists of 'sábrego', a mixture of clay and sand consisting of granite grains. The result of millions of years of erosion of the large 'bolos' or giant boulders. The bodega is built against one such bolos: a giant boulder more than 5 m high.
The location in the valley ensures that there is a big difference between day and night, often up to 20 ° C, which ensures that the grapes ripen perfectly and slowly, so that there is more aroma and concentration. There is quite a lot of sun and little rainfall by Galician standards. Quite a lot of thunderstorms at the end of the summer and freezing cold during the winter. There are also many days with fog.
The vineyards are mainly located on southwestern slopes. Each vineyard has a different degree of 'sábrego', which brings a lot of variety.
Vinification
Harvesting is done manually. Cold maceration. The grapes are manipulated as little as possible. The ordinary Viña Mein is then fermented on stainless steel cuves. With the grapes from the best plots, maturation is applied in large containers of 500 and 600 liters (French oak). Levage on the yeast cells lasts approximately 6-9 months, with regular bâtonnages.