Ultreia, La Claudina, Bierzo
    Raúl Pérez

    Ultreia, La Claudina, Bierzo, 2019

    94/100
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      2019

      75cl

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      £45.79

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Produced from a relatively flat 0.5HA parcel of vines with a south-south east orientation on sandy soils in Valtuille, La Claudina is a warm site producing wines with impressive complexity and intensity. The vines are now 49 years old. Ordinarily Raul encourages a layer of flor to develop over the wine but the earlier picked 2019, with a lower pH than usual, he believes made it more difficult than usual to maintain. Production averages just 1,500-2,000 bottles a year. Lightly honeyed but dry, incredibly tense and clear, with beams of racy acidity, La Claudina this year has an intense tightly wound profile with savoury notes of nuts and sourdough alongside blossom, citrus, green apples and stone fruits. Aged 75% in old oak and 25% in 2 year old barrels for around 12 months with no topping, no malo and no battonage. 13.5% ABV.

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    94/100
    Josh Raynolds,
    Vinous
    Pale yellow-gold. Fresh orchard and pit fruits, lemon pith, marzipan, tarragon and pungent flowers on the intensely perfumed, mineral-accented nose. Concentrated peach, pear, orange, honey and succulent herb flavors pick up a spicy quality with air. The mineral and floral notes drive an impressively long, gently chewy, finely detailed finish that leaves pear skin and green almond notes behind.
    drinking window 2022 - 2029
    date of review 06/2021

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Spain
    Appellation:
    Bierzo
    Producer:
    Raúl Pérez
    Grape Variety:
    Godello
    abv:
    13.5%

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