Filter Wine + Spirits

Trusted Store

11 hours ago

Excellent and responsive service. Good job!

Yesterday

Long established store online. Good prices and good service. Would like to visit one of these days

3 days ago

Easy to order. Fast delivery. Good prices. Can't ask for more.

3 days ago

Always a pleasure

3 days ago

Received exactly what I ordered. Order was shipped in a timely manner as promised.

4 days ago

Great price, quick shipping.

4 days ago

Super easy to shop, quick delivery

1 week ago

smooth transaction, easy to work with them

1 week ago

Shopping was easy, variety was great, shipping was quick. Very good experience

1 week ago

Delivery was quick. Easy website to navigate. Very good everyday red wine

1 week ago

Awesome customer service, fast shipping and great selection. They gained a new customer with me!

1 week ago

Ordering was simple. Delivery was fast and as promised. Will definitely use B‑21 again.

1 week ago

great price point, quick shipping.

1 week ago

Whole process was quick + delivery right on time!

1 week ago

Ordering the product I wanted was easy, the price was great, and shipping was very reasonable. On top of that, my order was delivered quite quickly. Grat job!

1 week ago

Great. Timely and all the wine was just as I ordered.

1 week ago

Excellent selections, good pricing, and excellent service are anticipated and delivered! I have been a customer for over 5 years and have always been a satisfied customer.

1 week ago

Good prices and prompt delivery! Thank you.

1 week ago

VERY prompt shipping. I would highly recommend.

1 week ago

Great selection, shipped very quickly and the shipping charges were reasonable. I'll certainly purchase more from B‑21!

1 week ago

This second order as perfect as the first one. Even the website is perfect.

1 week ago

I am a first time customer. I am very pleased by the price, ease of ordering, and prompt delivery. Great experience!

1 week ago

Fast, quick, dependable and great prices.

1 week ago

B‑21 normally has excellent service. The shipments apparently got a little behind for the holidays in the year 2024. There were some confusion in three of my orders, but eventually this was cleared up after the new year.

1 week ago

The wine is wonderful and the service and attention to detail in the shipping was superb! I will order again!

1 week ago

Shopping with B‑21 was so easy abd communication was excellent. Products was shipped quickly and safely! Thanks

2 weeks ago

Excellent selection and purchase process will buy again

2 weeks ago

They are professional and have an exceptional wine selection. I wish they provided a better description of the wines they offer

2 weeks ago

I've always had great service from B‑21! They have easy online shopping and delivery to my office/house. Thanks!

2 weeks ago

Ware wie beschrieben. Sicher und schnell geliefert.

2 weeks ago

B‑21 had the items I wanted at good prices. Checkout was easy and delivery quick. The bottles were well packaged. Definitely recommend and expect to be back.

2 weeks ago

Good product selection, fair prices, prompt order filling and delivery

3 weeks ago

WOW. i COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER SERVICE..PROMPT AND ALL BOTTLES WERE SAFE AND WELL PACKED. BRAVO

3 weeks ago

Great value and always arrives when needed.

3 weeks ago

I've been using B‑21 for a while. I find their prices to be quite good and they are reliable shippers. I'll use them again.

2021 Michelini i Mufatto Encrucijada Red (750ml)

Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More

Andrea Mufatto and Gerardo Michelini are fashioning some of the brightest boutique gems in the Argentine wine scene, and since they branched out to Spain's Bierzo region a few years back, they've made quite the mark there too, as evidenced by a mountain of consistent, glowing acclaim from Wine Advocate's Luis Gutierrez, as well as 2024 Winemaker of the Year honors from Tim Atkin, MW.

This set of spectacular new releases showcases their incredible touch with the native Mencia varietal, putting them on par with the region's most notable luminaries, like Raúl Pérez and Descendientes de Jose Palacios. The entry-level 2022 En El Camino is the perfect introduction to this must-know producer, a WA92+ charmer that offers a classic Mencia marriage of dark red fruit, stony slate minerality, and bright structural freshness, each of its 50-year-old vineyard components playing its best-suited role in the finished blend. Stepping up to the single-vineyard wines, the 2021 A Merced is easily one of the best hidden-gem collectibles in Spanish wine. The El Canto vineyard's northerly exporsure, slate/quartz soils, and 80-year-old vines endow the 2021 with an unmistakable terroir signature. As Gutierrez describes it, "It's a little earthy but also floral and elegant, combining that wild side that seems to be inherent to this place," praise which garnered 95 points, all at a sub-$30 price tag. Finally, the micro-production 2021 Encrucijada comes from the 80-year-old Alto de Valdecañada site, notching 97 points from Gutierrez, who dubs it "fresh, tightly wound, very tasty and fine, with elegant tannins. It has to be the most elegant and balanced vintage of Encrucijada so far."

We're confident in saying this is one of the most intriguing, under-the-radar projects in Spain right now, and these three must-try showstoppers demonstrate the range and precision that Michelini i Mufatto bring to the table. If you're looking for a rising star that still offers tremendous bang for the buck, you've found it in this trio of singular Spanish standouts.

97WA

All of the wines from 2021 have considerably less alcohol than the counterparts from 2020, reflecting the much cooler condition of the year. The 2021 Encrucijada has a moderate 12% alcohol and retained very good acidity. It's perfumed and elegant; the plants are happier after being recovered from being abandoned, and the cool vintage lifted the wine up. It's fresh, tightly wound, very tasty and fine, with elegant tannins. It has to be the most elegant and balanced vintage of Encrucijada so far. 1,700 bottles were filled in October 2022.

97 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Aug 2023)

Alcohol By Volume: 12.00%

#ESMIMN21AE

$89.98

Compare At: $99.99

32 bottles in stock. Ships in 1 to 2 business days.

Add a Case of 12

Add to Wishlist