La Vitoriana, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo
    Raúl Pérez

    La Vitoriana, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo,

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    Raúl Pérez, La Vitoriana, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo, 2017

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Raúl Pérez, La Vitoriana, La Vizcaina de Vinos, Bierzo, 2017

    La Vitoriana is a wonderful vineyard located at 600m elevation facing north in Valtuille. Remarkably, the vines date back to 1881 and are still planted on original Pie Franco rootstocks thanks to the higher proportion of sand in the upper section of the vineyard. Aromatically open and suave, the 2017 leaps from the glass with soft strawberry, cherry and cassis notes. Silky, plummy flavours, soft velvety tannins and chocolatey notes emerge and produce and beautifully measured Bierzo with no hard edges and just a very fine acid thread. Immediately approachable. Fermented in large wooden vats on the skins for up to 90 days before maturation in neutral 500L casks and 225L barrique.

    ABV:
    13.5%
    94/100
    Josh Raynolds, Vinous
    Shimmering violet. Intensely perfumed aromas of dark berries, cherry pit, incense, exotic spices and pungent flowers, along with a smoky mineral flourish that builds in the glass. Densely packed and chewy on the palate, showing excellent depth and bright mineral lift to the sappy black and blue fruit, spicecake and violet pastille flavors. Gains energy with air and finishes impressively long and juicy, polished tannins building slowly and harmonizing with the wine's mineral-tinged fruit.
    Date Reviewed:
    06/2021
    Drinking Window:
    2023 - 2032

    specifications

    country:
    Spain
    region:
    Castilla y leon
    Appellation:
    Bierzo
    Producer:
    Raúl Pérez
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Mencia
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.