Ultreia, La Claudina, Bierzo
    Raúl Pérez

    Ultreia, La Claudina, Bierzo, 2021

    95/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2021

      75cl

      DP

      £48.79

    2. 2021

      6x75cl

      DP

      £292.73

    3. 2021

      3x1.5L

      DP

      £292.73

    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 roundness and complexity. The vines are now 50 years old. Ordinarily Raul encourages a layer of flor to develop over the wine but this is harder to achieve in vintages with a low pH. Production averages just 1,500-2,000 bottles a year. The 2021 is bristling and juicy, not a wine of fruit per se, more stony and savoury with a grip, bitter twist and balancing freshness. La Claudina sees no topping up, no malo and no batonage and is bottled after a year in barrel.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Luis Gutierrez,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    There is a smoky twist in the 2021 Ultreia La Claudina, a low-yielding vintage, from a plot in Valtuille on sandy soils. The grapes struggled to ripen, and the wine has a more austere profile than the wines from yesteryear, when it was a lot more exotic and exuberant but with a spicy twist that they reckon comes from the foudre used. It's from one of the oldest plots from the newer plantings in the 1980s. 1,300 bottles produced.
    drinking window 2023 - 2029
    date of review 08/2023

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    Specifications

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

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    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.