Mencía
Vitis vinifera L.
Mencía is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Spain.2
In 2023 it covered 11,629 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 63 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Spain: 8,391 ha (72% of the world total), across 5 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 11%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Alfrocheiro × Patorra, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 19 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Mencía grows
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Other names
Jaen · Jaen / Mencia · Jaen Tinto · Jaén Tinto · Loureiro Tinto · Mencia · De Negra · Fernao Pires Tinta · Giao · Jaen Du Dao · Jaen Galego · Jaen Galeno · Jaen Noir · Medoc · Mencia Pajaral
Parents
Other varieties from Spain
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 7623. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3