La Poulosa, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo, 2021

Name: La Poulosa, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo
Brand: Raúl Pérez
Price: 160.73 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

An east facing, clay-dominant site planted at 550m in 1936. A blend of 4 plots totalling 1.7 hectares, the deeper, water-retaining soils means that La Poulosa is the most stylistically consistent in the La Vizcaina range - being smoothly dark-fruited, ripe and fleshy, year-in year-out, the slightly higher proportion of Garnacha in the natural field blend is often felt in warmer years. Whole bunch fermented in large open-top wooden fermenters with no temperature control, kept on the skins for 30-45 days on average and aged for 12 months in used 500L casks.

critic reviews

93/100Luis Gutierrez,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The grapes from the 2021 La Vizcaina La Poulosa were the first to be picked, and they lowered the alcohol and compensated for the tendency to produce ripe wines. They pick no more than 12,000 kilograms of grapes from the 2.6 hectares of vines in the plot, one of the oldest vineyards in Valtuille and one of the ripest too, especially given the low yields they get here. Despite the 13% alcohol, the sensation is riper than the other La Vizcaina wines, with prunes and a sensation of sweet fruit (despite being dry). It's from a vineyard on compact clay with stones, planted in the 1940s.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2028

date of review 08/2023