Raul Perez tasting
Oinoscent
Tasted Friday, June 17, 2022 - Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by kostaslonis with 139 views
Introduction
Tasting of Raul Perez wines, a few days before his coming to Oinoscent for the tasting
Flight 1 (9 Notes)
The day of meeting Raul Perez at Oinoscent !!!
Flight 2 (6 Notes)
tasting the wines of the second day of Raul Perez staying at Oinoscent a few days before
2020 La Vizcaína Bierzo La del Vivo Lomas de Valtuille
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
(6/22/2022)
2ha from 2 plots of Godello 30yo (in 50% 3yo Foudres and 50% 12yo 500lt oak), 5% Dona Blanca 100yo (in amphora), pH 3.0-3.1. Godello from 2020 vintage, Dona blanca from 2019 vintage
The wine shows freshness, youthful profile, ripe fresh fruit, nice oak frame, walnut, almond, beautiful pastry notes next to salty notes.
Great texture, nice acidity, citrus, fresh ripe fruit crunchy, a touch salty, mineral, medium body, a few herbal notes that add complexity, long finish.
Very youthful, could age for 8-10 years.
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2019 Raul Pérez Rara Avis Albarín
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
(6/22/2022)
pH 2.8-2.9, 20yo oak, no sulfite before bottling
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, oxidative notes, almond, citrus, more grapefruit notes, quince, smells a bit like Jerez, grapefruit peel, vegetative notes, dried herbs, olive notes.
In the palate the wine shows the same profile as the nose, almonds, salty, high acidity, density, underripe citrus fruit, grapefruit peel, full body, long finish
Very close to Jerez sherry but unfortified, very interesting
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2019 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia St. Jacques
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
(6/22/2022)
95% argile soil, 75% whole cluster, 50% natural yeast, only wine and only vintage it was in temp controlled tank, 2 months minimum skin contact, 75% in 6-10yo oak, for 12 months, 100.000btl
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, plums, fresh ripe prunes, black cherry, a few gamey notes, a few spicy notes.
In the palate, the wine shows freshness, a few bitter notes, ripe plums again, mineral, medium acidity, whole cluster effect, medium body and finish
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2019 Castro Candaz (Raul Perez & Rodrigo Mendez) Ribeira Sacra Finca el Curvado
Spain, Galicia, Ribeira Sacra
(6/22/2022)
300m altitude, 500lt old oak, whole cluster, 40-45 days
The wine feels equally fresh, more fruit, dried berries, floral notes, cinnamon candy, Ribeira Sacra is lighter, black olive notes
In the palate, the wine shows mineral steely notes, dried notes, dried currants, dried cherries, black olives, medium to high acidity, medium finish, bone dry
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2020 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia Valtuille
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
(6/22/2022)
Do bierzo, mencia and Trousseau, 13.50%
100% whole cluster, 5-6 months under flor !!
The wine shows beautiful profile, very fresh, black cherries, black olives again, some herbal notes, laurel
In the palate the wine is criminally easy to drink, very fresh, filled with cherries, berries, thin spice layer, nice herbs in the back, a few gamey notes, tight tannins, mineral, medium to long finish. beautiful and so Raul Perez-like
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2019 La Vizcaína Bierzo Lomas de Valtuille El Rapolao
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
(6/22/2022)
served from magnum
1ha of Mencia planted in 1971, whole cluster
The wine shows freshness, floral notes, a few red cherry notes, plums, again some herbal / laurel notes, fine oak frame
Palate with ripe red fruit, nice acidity, mineral, iron feeling, gamey notes, a touch more hot, elegant, medium body, medium to long finish, more linear
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2019 La Vizcaína Bierzo La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
(6/22/2022)
mencia and 8-10% Bastardo, 13.50%
3ha, Cooler site, noth facing, sandy and compact soil, low in iron, better in warm vintages like 2019, needs 2 years in the bottle because its more rustic
The wine is ripe and fresh, black fruit, very elegant and light, easy going
Elegant in the palate, nice acidity, mineral, rather hot, the fruit is there but gets overpowered by acidity, angular tannins, really tough as it is, long finish
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2013 Raul Pérez Prieto Picudo Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
(6/22/2022)
Tierras de leon, vino de mesa, pireto picudo,
Very small grapes, pH 2.9, acidity 8.0, 6-7 months skin contact, whole bunch, very old barrel
In the nose, the wine shows a very interesting character, very close to Port, says 13.50% but its closer to 15%, overripe to dried red fruit, cherries, currants, berries, raisin, coffee notes, chocolate notes, a few herbal notes that actually add freshness, fruit in alcohol, liquer-filled chocolate
In the palate, the wine shows the same profile, ripe to overripe raisin, black cherries and currants, feels fresher than the nose, again Port-like but in texture now, medium acidity, medium body, medium tannins, crunchy texture, long finish
What a weird wine! Would be fun to have it in winter
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1946 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Convento Selección
Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles
(6/22/2022)
Brought to drink at Oinoscent as a gift to Raul Perez
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harvested in 1946, bottled in 2011, unholy depth and complexity, mocca, coffee notes, sweet spices but above and beyond all, buckets of figs, 17% alcohol, walnut liquor, luscious body, never ending caramel flavoured finish.
A perfect way to end this night
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