2020 Raul Pérez Ultreia Saint Jacques

Raúl Pérez is without a doubt the most mediatized winemaker in all of Spain at the moment. However, his wines are almost impossible to find! Everyone talks about it, but few have tasted it. Raúl is present in countless appellations and regions, not only in Spain, but also in South Africa, Portugal, South America. The common thread in his work is the recovery of vieilles vignes from autochthonous grape varieties and the making of authentic wines with a lot of character and personality. Or to put it in his own words: 'I'd rather make an undrinkably bad Galician wine, but at least let it be a Galician wine.' He has therefore already vinified dozens of wines in countless different regions (mostly in the northwest of Spain, and also beyond), but which have never been marketed. He tests, he tries, and he fails very often. This way of working naturally gives him a lot of experience, with which he is later able to get the most out of one grape variety or one region.

Today he makes or contributes to more than 80 wines. In the end, he has also more or less settled down by renovating two mini bodegas of his own: one in the Tierra de León region, in the village of Valdevimbre, and another in his native region of Bierzo, where he has his home in the village of Salas de los Barrios. makes his own Ultreias, the absolute essence of Mencía. Raúl always works organically and as pure as possible. He uses the minimum of SO2.

The Ultreia Saint Jacques is a 100% Mencia and is the basic wine of Raul Pérez, named after the road to Santiago de Compostela. The wine is aged for 9 months in large French oak casks. The Ultreia Saint Jacques has a nice fresh bright ruby red color in the glass. The freshness returns in the nose, but the red fruit also sprays out of the glass, with earthy mineral tones in the aftertaste, as befits a good mencia. 94/100 Parker

Our regular customers know that we are a big fan of the wines from this region made from Mencia (or the white Godello) such as the wines from Perez and Val de Sil, for example. The continental influences and the style give the wines a Burgundian signature and gives wines with an incredible value for money!

FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official factsheet of this fine wine and a number of beautiful photos. We will automatically send you these when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking space. Click here for address