ULTREIA LA VITORIANA, RAÚL PÉREZ
ORIGIN: Spain
APPELLATION: Bierzo
VARIETY/BLEND: Mencia-based blend
ALTITUDE: 570m a.s.l.
SOIL: Upper sections are sandy, bottom section is clay with river stones
FERMENTATION: Whole cluster fermentation in large oak vats.
AGEING: 60-90 day maceration followed by one year of aging in used 225 and 500-liter barrels.
WINE DESCRIPTION
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ABOUT PRODUCER
Raúl Pérez Pereira is universally considered to be one of the world’s most visionary winemakers. Raul decided to study viticulture and oenology, then started working in the family business, and his first vintage was 1994. In 2003, he left his family business and has embarked on his own projects in Bierzo (his native region), Monterrei and Rías Baixas. He claims to have found a balance between early harvesting and long macerations. This allows him to preserve acidity, extract tannins gently and polymerize tannins through the use of natural oxygenation in oak. Pérez no longer uses cooling devices in his winery and his wines are aged either in foudres or used barrels. Over recent years, Raul received multiple praises from some of the most important wine critics in the world.