Ultreia Mencía 2020
15.90€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez
Bierzo
Other vintages: 2021
Last bottle. Immediate shipment
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The effect of the warmer vintage is noticeable in the 2020 Ultreia when tasted next to other wines from 2021, a cooler year. This comes from the zone of Molinaseca in Ponferrada on slate soils with more Alicante Bouschet that delivers a darker profile, in color and aromatic palette, quite different from the other Ultreia range. It feels quite heady and ripe, with notes of prunes and bruised apples. The palate reveals abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's a little too ripe for my taste. Some 9,000 bottles produced.
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13.5%
Description
Ultreia Mencía is a red wine made mainly with Mencía grapes by the Raúl Pérez winery and vineyards in the Bierzo DO.
The grapes come from old vineyards located in Valtuille de Abajo and Salas de los Barrios.
The vineyards are planted in soils with a predominance of clayey soils and, to a lesser extent, stony and sandy soils.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested by hand at the optimum point of ripeness. On arrival at the winery, the grapes are partially separated from the stems and very long macerations of approximately 60-90 days are carried out, without temperature control and with little extraction work. After vinification, the wine is aged for 12 months in 2- and 3-year-old French oak barrels. At the end, this wine is neither filtered nor clarified for bottling.
Taste
Ultreia Mencía is all finesse, elegance and high complexity. It stands out for its floral and fruity aromas, spicy and mineral notes. It stands out for its good acidity, with tannins that are well present without being aggressive and it is easy to drink.
A red wine that reflects the place it comes from.
The word ultreia is of Latin origin. This is how the pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago used to greet each other, and it means forward. This is the origin of one of the most popular and appreciated wine collections of Bodega Raúl Pérez, of which this excellent wine is a part.
Ultreia Mencía is a wine of great purity elaborated by the prestigious oenologist and viticulturist Raúl Pérez, and which faithfully represents the Mencía grape variety from Bierzo.
At a gastronomic level, it is the perfect accompaniment to dishes such as grilled red meats, game dishes and sausages.
And you, have you already tasted this fantastic white wine from the Raúl Pérez winery and vineyards in the D.O. Bierzo? Leave us your comment!
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