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How to tell them apart in a blind tasting
The clearest separator between Bobal and Mencia is tannin: Bobal is High while Mencia is Medium. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
Step 02
Compare structure side by side, then resolve the close-call with the right separator.
Bobal leans deep color, firm tannin, and dark-fruit profile without heavy oak sweetness; Mencia leans red-fruited floral profile with mineral graphite edge.
Train this pair →The clearest separator between Bobal and Mencia is tannin: Bobal is High while Mencia is Medium. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
On the WSET ladder, Bobal is High and Mencia is Medium for tannin.
Bobal and Mencia are both red grape varieties.