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2016 Raul Pérez Ultreia La Claudina

WA 94

VN 93

JG 92

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May 12, 2024 - $43

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2016 Raul Pérez Ultreia La Claudina, 750ml

RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...strong citrus aromatics, notes of lemon and lime, complicated by petrol-like aromas....fruit driven and less spicy... With time in the glass it developed notes of chamomile and pollen...

Fresh nectarine, Meyer lemon and pear on the highly perfumed, mineral-tinged nose. Shows very good depth and sharp delineation to its intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors... The strikingly long, smoke- and mineral-accented finish features a sexy floral quality and a spicy touch of candied ginger.

92John Gilman

...deep and complex on the nose, offering up scents of lemon, a bit of musk melon, salty soil tones, citrus peel and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, complex and shows just a whisper of nutty influence from its flor, with excellent mid-palate depth, zesty acids and fine focus and grip on the long and vibrant finish...a uniquely-styled and beautifully made wine.

PRODUCER

Raul Pérez

Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez is in the appellation of Rias Baixas. The estate is owned by the young winemaker and wine entrepreneur Raul Perez, who grew up in a wine-producing family in northern Spain. His family owns Bodega Castro Ventosa, the largest producer in the area, and he worked there and elsewhere before branching out on his own in 2004 and making his own wines. Though the inland regions of northwestern Spain have traditionally been considered unsophisticated when it comes to winemaking, Perez is changing opinions about the historic wines of the region by making limited-production, noteworthy reds and whites from traditional grapes. He is helping revive the classic red Bierzo, a wine made of the Mencia grape, as well as the white wines made from the Godello and Albarino grapes. Perez wines win compliments and ratings in the low- to mid-90s from reviewers.

REGION

Spain, Castilla-Leon, Bierzo

Bierzo is small, with about 9,500 vineyard acres, and centers around the city of Ponferrado. Located on the same northeastern plain as most of Castilla y Léon, it nevertheless enjoys a climate somewhat similar to Galicia, which means that Bierzo gets more rainfall and milder winter weather than other parts of the region. The primary grape here is Mencia, which is thought to be related to Cabernet Franc. Garnacha Tintorera and Cabernet Sauvignon are planted in small amounts. White wines are made from Godello (Verdelho), Malvasia and Doña Blanc and Palomino. Though white wines are produced much less than reds, Godellos are gaining international popularity as full-bodied, floral white wines. The appellation status for Bierzo was awarded in 1989.