Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml (67% whole clusters)

(67% whole clusters)

Carefully selected material from Burgundy was grafted onto extremely low-vigour rootstocks to limit the yield and intensify flavour

An absolutely killer wine

this is lovely stuff

Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml (67% whole clusters)New project. An area that Prez has restored, very old vines (8090 years old) in a cool subzone around Ponferrada at around 800900 m elevation on schist soils (cf the better known clay and sandy sites found across most of Bierzo). A steep site that is worked entirely by hand and with horses (so expensive to farm). Mainly Menca, plus Trousseau, Alicante and Palomino. There is a higher proportion of Palomino co planted in the field blend here and this,