Mencia

This article covers the Spanish grape variety. For the American comedian and actor, see Carlos Mencia .

Mencia
Synonyms	Jaen, Jaen du Dão - for more see the Synonyms section
Art	Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
use	Red grape
origin	Spain
VIVC no.	7623
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Mencia grapes in Ribeira Sacra

Mencía is a red wine variety that is widespread in the autonomous regions of north-western Spain Galicia and Castile (especially in the growing areas Bierzo , Rías Baixas , Valdeorras and Vinos de León) and which occupies 9th place in the Spanish grape variety index with almost 11,330 hectares of vineyards.

Descent, origin

Mencía is an autochthonous grape variety from the region around Villafranca del Bierzo . DNA analysis carried out in Spain showed that the Portuguese variety "Jaen du Dão" is a clone of the Mencia variety.

Wine

It produces light, quite fragrant, rather light red wines that should be drunk in their youth.

Synonyms

Fernao Pires Tinta, Giao, Jaen, Jaen du Dão, Jaen Galego, Jaen Galeno, Jaen Noir, Jaen Tinto, Loureiro Tinto, Mencin, Negra, Negro, Tinto Mencia, Tinto Mollar.

See also

• List of grape varieties
• Viticulture in Portugal

Web links

• Grape varieties from Portugal

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
• Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ February 16, 2014 Mencia in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)