2020-21 La Vizcaina de Viños by Raúl Pérez, 'La Poulosa', Bierzo, Spain

Producer: Raúl’s Family have been vine growers in the village of Valtuille de Abajo in the Bierzo region of Northwest Spain for more than 300 years, at 22 he made his first vintage for his family winery, Casto Ventosa, in 2005 he created his own brand ‘ Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez’. Since he has become known as an innovator & a visionary, receiving many accolades by publications across the globe, he strives to create wines that are ‘ expressions of the villages and vineyards from which they hail’.

Farming: practicing organic

Place: La Vizcaina is a project by Raúl Pérez focusing on single site Vineyards, hillside crus around Valtuille de Abajo. La Poulosa vineyard was planted to 2 ha in 1940

Varietal: 40% Mencia, 30% Bastardo. 30% Garnacha Tintorera

Soil: Clay with river stones

Winemaking: 80% whole cluster, 60 day maceration followed by 1 year in french Oak, bottled unfined + unfiltered.

Tasting Notes: Vibrant - Mineral Tones - Purple Crunchy Fruit