Cantariña 1 La Tintorera

The 2016 Cantariña 1 La Tintorera is still sold without an appellation of origin, but I guess in the future it will carry it, as the grape was finally allowed to produce varietal wines. This is unusually pale and moderate in alcohol (12%) compared with its siblings. It has varietal character, good acidity and abundant, fine-grained tannins. I found more balance and elegance here than in many of their Mencías... 1,500 bottles were filled in December 2017.