Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy Super-intense

Super-intense

but it should be well worth the wait as this is most impressive

grainy tannins and great tension

velvety textures and ocean of licorice

Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy Super-intenseNew 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,