2021 Castro Ventosa Valtuille Vino de Villa
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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2024 - 2032 |
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Description
The Castro Ventosa Valtuille Vino de Villa is made by Cesar, the nephew of Raúl Pérez, at the family estate Castro Ventosa and is a fantastic wine with an excellent price/quality. The 2021 Valtuille Vino de Villa from Bodegas y Viñedos Castro Ventosa is a red wine from the Bierzo region in Spain. This wine is a blend of 85% Mencía, 8% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Bastardo and 5% white grapes and other varieties
The grapes come from several plots in the village of Valtuille, including "La Rata" (bordering "El Rapolao"), "El Val" and "Mata los Pardos" (known for the production of Valtuille Cepas Centenarias). The vineyards are located on a mix of clay, clay-stone and sandy soils and the age of the vineyards are over 100 years old.
Approximately 25-30% of the grapes were fermented whole in 5,000-liter wooden vats with indigenous yeasts. The
maceration lasts about 60 days, with daily immersion of the cap without the use of pumps.
After pressing, the wine rested for one to two months, followed by a year of aging in used 225- and 500-liter barrels to minimize the influence of wood on the flavor and preserve the terroir character.
Color: Bright ruby red with a violet hue at the edges.
Nose: Expressive aromas of purple fruits such as plums and black cherries.
Taste: Subtle fruit notes mixed with woody spices and forest herbs, balanced with fresh acidity and fine tannins.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
Specifications
| Packing information | Box |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Appellation | Bierzo |
| Winery | Raul Perez |
| Grape | Mencia |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2032 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 94 |
| Vinous rating | 93 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$45
Drink Date:
2023 - 2029
The village red 2021 Valtuille Vino de Villa is a blend of different vineyards that were vinified separately—Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Trousseau and other whites. It fermented with 30% full clusters in oak vats for 60 days with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225-, 400- and 500-liter used barrels for 12 months. It has 12.97% alcohol and great balance and freshness, with a tender mouthfeel and a certain lightness. It has the finesse and the more elegant tannins of the year. 12,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
The family project from Raúl Pérez is, like many in Bierzo, focuses on site-specific wines from village, lieu-dit or paraje and single vineyard. They are developing more of those for the future in their village of Valtuille, where they have 85 of their 86 hectares of vineyards; the other one is a Godello vineyard in the village of Cabañas Raras. Since 2021, the single-vineyard white is already labeled as Valtuille "El Val" (vino de paraje) with the idea to take it to the top of the hierarchy, as it is a single plot from one of the coldest areas of the town. They produce between 200,000 and 300,000 bottles, depending on the vintage.
After a very dry 2020, 2021 was a cooler year with more rain and even snow, and the whites have very good freshness and the reds elegant and with finesse. It could be the finest vintage of recent times, comparable to 2018.
Published: Aug 10, 2023
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Vinous
93
Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
From: Atlantic Spain: It’s Always About the Weather… (Jun 2021)
Glistening ruby. Mineral- and spice-accented raspberry, boysenberry, licorice and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of cola and incense. Sweet, seamless and lively on the palate, offering intense red berry preserve, cherry cola and spicecake flavors and a touch of smokiness. Shows impressive depth and fine delineation, and finishes long and smooth, with well-knit tannins and lingering florality.
- By Josh Raynolds on July 2021
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Raúl Pérez is without a doubt the most mediatic winemaker in all of Spain today. However, his wines are almost impossible to find! Everyone talks about it, but few have already tasted them. Raúl is present in numerous appellations and regions, not only in Spain, but also in South Africa, Portugal, South America.
We have been following Raúl since 2000; at that time he was still working as an oenologist at the Castro Ventosa family estate in Valtuille de Abajo. He also worked as an oenologist-consultant for other domains in Bierzo. He refined the Mencia to unprecedented heights, also helped Ricardo and Alvaro Palacios start their top domain, while constantly tasting and trying other wines from around the world. Raúl is a restless nature and his curiosity and passion take him further and further.
Between 2005 and 2007 he left the family domain and left for a wine odyssey. In a few years he made a name for himself and became a real 'star' in the wine world. The common thread in his work is the recovery of vieilles vignes from indigenous 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 often fails. Of course, this way of working brings him a lot of experience, with which he will later be 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 more or less settled himself by renovating two of his own mini-bodegas: one in the Tierra de León region, in the village of Valdevimbre, and another in his native Bierzo, where he is in the village of Salas de los Barrios. own Ultreia's, the absolute essence of Mencía. Raúl always works organically and as pure as possible. It uses the minimum of SO2. The wines we get from him are always in minimal quantities and we hardly ever know what we are going to get, from what year and how much ... That is Raúl in all.
The Castro Ventosa Valtuille Vino de Villa is made by Cesar, the nephew of Raúl Pérez, at the family estate Castro Ventosa and is a fantastic wine with an excellent price/quality. The 2021 Valtuille Vino de Villa from Bodegas y Viñedos Castro Ventosa is a red wine from the Bierzo region in Spain. This wine is a blend of 85% Mencía, 8% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Bastardo and 5% white grapes and other varieties
The grapes come from several plots in the village of Valtuille, including "La Rata" (bordering "El Rapolao"), "El Val" and "Mata los Pardos" (known for the production of Valtuille Cepas Centenarias). The vineyards are located on a mix of clay, clay-stone and sandy soils and the age of the vineyards are over 100 years old.
Approximately 25-30% of the grapes were fermented whole in 5,000-liter wooden vats with indigenous yeasts. The
maceration lasts about 60 days, with daily immersion of the cap without the use of pumps.
After pressing, the wine rested for one to two months, followed by a year of aging in used 225- and 500-liter barrels to minimize the influence of wood on the flavor and preserve the terroir character.
Color: Bright ruby red with a violet hue at the edges.
Nose: Expressive aromas of purple fruits such as plums and black cherries.
Taste: Subtle fruit notes mixed with woody spices and forest herbs, balanced with fresh acidity and fine tannins.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
| Packing information | Box |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Appellation | Bierzo |
| Winery | Raul Perez |
| Grape | Mencia |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2032 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 94 |
| Vinous rating | 93 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$45
Drink Date:
2023 - 2029
The village red 2021 Valtuille Vino de Villa is a blend of different vineyards that were vinified separately—Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Trousseau and other whites. It fermented with 30% full clusters in oak vats for 60 days with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225-, 400- and 500-liter used barrels for 12 months. It has 12.97% alcohol and great balance and freshness, with a tender mouthfeel and a certain lightness. It has the finesse and the more elegant tannins of the year. 12,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
The family project from Raúl Pérez is, like many in Bierzo, focuses on site-specific wines from village, lieu-dit or paraje and single vineyard. They are developing more of those for the future in their village of Valtuille, where they have 85 of their 86 hectares of vineyards; the other one is a Godello vineyard in the village of Cabañas Raras. Since 2021, the single-vineyard white is already labeled as Valtuille "El Val" (vino de paraje) with the idea to take it to the top of the hierarchy, as it is a single plot from one of the coldest areas of the town. They produce between 200,000 and 300,000 bottles, depending on the vintage.
After a very dry 2020, 2021 was a cooler year with more rain and even snow, and the whites have very good freshness and the reds elegant and with finesse. It could be the finest vintage of recent times, comparable to 2018.
Published: Aug 10, 2023
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
93
Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
From: Atlantic Spain: It’s Always About the Weather… (Jun 2021)
Glistening ruby. Mineral- and spice-accented raspberry, boysenberry, licorice and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of cola and incense. Sweet, seamless and lively on the palate, offering intense red berry preserve, cherry cola and spicecake flavors and a touch of smokiness. Shows impressive depth and fine delineation, and finishes long and smooth, with well-knit tannins and lingering florality.
- By Josh Raynolds on July 2021
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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Raúl Pérez is without a doubt the most mediatic winemaker in all of Spain today. However, his wines are almost impossible to find! Everyone talks about it, but few have already tasted them. Raúl is present in numerous appellations and regions, not only in Spain, but also in South Africa, Portugal, South America.
We have been following Raúl since 2000; at that time he was still working as an oenologist at the Castro Ventosa family estate in Valtuille de Abajo. He also worked as an oenologist-consultant for other domains in Bierzo. He refined the Mencia to unprecedented heights, also helped Ricardo and Alvaro Palacios start their top domain, while constantly tasting and trying other wines from around the world. Raúl is a restless nature and his curiosity and passion take him further and further.
Between 2005 and 2007 he left the family domain and left for a wine odyssey. In a few years he made a name for himself and became a real 'star' in the wine world. The common thread in his work is the recovery of vieilles vignes from indigenous 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 often fails. Of course, this way of working brings him a lot of experience, with which he will later be 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 more or less settled himself by renovating two of his own mini-bodegas: one in the Tierra de León region, in the village of Valdevimbre, and another in his native Bierzo, where he is in the village of Salas de los Barrios. own Ultreia's, the absolute essence of Mencía. Raúl always works organically and as pure as possible. It uses the minimum of SO2. The wines we get from him are always in minimal quantities and we hardly ever know what we are going to get, from what year and how much ... That is Raúl in all.