Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Vintage:2015 in particular plum

in particular plum

black cherries and violets with hints of dark chocolate

The light-bodied palate is delicately styled and gently rustic

The exceptions are the Baroli Voerzio bottled only in magnums (Sarmassa and Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate)

This should be excellent in time

Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Vintage:2015 in particular plumGrown within the DO zone of Ribeira Sacra, not far from Bierzo, but bottled without reference to the DO, this wine is a blend of mostly Menca with Caio and Bastardo, aged in used 500l French barrels It's completely different to Perez's El Rapolao, showing lovely cassis and floral aromas with an intense, finely grained structure in the mouth. It has a restraint on the finish which gives the tension that's sometimes referred to as minerality.