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Jaen Portugal vin rouge tranquille

Origin

Northwest of Spain

Also known as

Mencía

Jaen — an autochthonous Portuguese red variety, synonymous with the Iberian Peninsula’s Méntrida (and probably identical to Galician Mencía), grown in the Dão, Bairrada and Beiras regions on granitic and schistose soils — is a versatile variety yielding fruity, light to medium-bodied reds.