Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy serious and dense tannic spine

serious and dense tannic spine on the long

There is a little meatiness towards the (again) Pomerol-inspired finish

This is also a very fine villages that should age gracefully

Like the rest of the range

A brooding and taciturn nose speaks of very ripe black berry

Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy serious and dense tannic spineNew 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,