Bodegas Raúl Pérez Bierzo La Vizcaína La Poulosa 2021

	From Bierzo pioneer and top winemaker Raúl Pérez
	The ripest and fullest La Vizcaína
	Great with grilled meat or spicy stews

Mencia, bastardo & Garnacha Tintora

Deep red in color with some development; powerful scent with ripe red fruit, herbs and nuances of leather. The flavor structure is full, powerful and balanced with mild tannin and a persistent aromatic aftertaste. Complex wine, beautiful with rich dishes of beef or game on spicy dishes.

The uniqueness of Bierzo

The striking, idiosyncratic winemaker Raúl Pérez enjoys a worldwide cult status because of his intuitive and minimalist view of wine making and his pioneering work in his native region of Bierzo. Raúl was one of the first to express the unique terroir of Bierzo in his wines.

He does this, among other things, in this special series of La Vizcaína: all impressive terroir wines from at least 50-year-old vines from crus around the village of Valtuille de Abajo. In the La Poulosa vineyard, planted in 1940, Raúl owns two hectares of mencia, bastardo and garnacha tintorera grapes. Although not certified, Raúl farms the vineyards organically.

Because Raúl's main goal is to express the grapes and their terroir, he keeps interventions in the cellar to a minimum. After fermentation (largely with whole bunches) and a long soaking of the skins, the wine matures for a year in used French oak barrels. He bottles La Poulosa without fining or filtering

In the bottle you will find a pure, authentic Bierzo bursting with red fruit, spiciness and minerality. La Poulosa is the warmest cru, which is why this La Vizcaína is also the ripest and roundest of the four and accessible relatively young. Preferably drink it at the table, for example with a spicy stew or grilled meat.