Raul Perez, Ultreia Paluezas other_regions_italy Dried rose petal

Dried rose petal

(all neutral oak) -- Josh Raynolds

Beautifully ripe and intense

This Zinfandel blend (with 23% Petite Sirah and 6% Carignan) has an intense purple juiciness

Raul Perez, Ultreia Paluezas other_regions_italy Dried rose petalThe Ultreia bottling that called my attention from the moment the wines were poured is the 2021 Ultreia Paluezas. I've only tasted a couple of vintages of this before, but Ral Prez remembers that it has called my attention every time. The distinct feature here is that the plot has limestone soils, which are very rare in Bierzo, and the majority of the place is on slate soils. So, this has the special finesse and elegance of the limestone, and it's