2022 Raúl Pérez Ultreia El Agro

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 them, but few have tasted them. 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 of 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 prefer to make an undrinkably bad Galician wine, but at least let it be a Galician wine.' He has 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 very often fails. This way of working naturally gives him a great deal of experience, with which he is later able to get the most out of one grape variety or one region. Today he makes or helps make more than 80 wines. Finally, he has also recently settled down by growing two mini bodegas of his own: one in the Tierra de León region, in the village of Valdevimbre, and another in his native Bierzo, where he makes his own Ultreias, the absolute essence of Mencía, in the village of Salas de los Barrios. Raúl always works as purely as possible. He uses the minimum amount of SO2.

The 2022 Raúl Pérez Ultreia El Agro is a red wine from the DO Bierzo in Spain, created by the renowned winemaker Raúl Pérez. This wine is a single-varietal of the indigenous grape variety Mencía, coming from old vines in the village of Valtuille de Abajo. The grapes for this wine come from old vines planted on old alluvial soils. These vineyards are cultivated with respect for the natural balance of the terroir, applying ecological techniques. After the manual harvest, the grapes, including the stems, ferment in wooden tronconical vats. This process involves long macerations without temperature control. The wine is then aged in wood for 12 months and is finally bottled without clarification or filtration.

The Ultreia El Agro 2022 is characterized by its elegance and intensity. On the nose, the wine reveals fresh aromas of red fruits such as strawberries and cherries, complemented by a hint of wild berries and a subtle iodine touch. On the palate, the wine is fresh and lively, with soft tannins and a pleasant acidity. The finish is long and flavorful, which makes the wine very pleasant to drink

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