Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Size:6x750ml (90-92)/2016+

(90-92)/2016+

sweet and mouth coating big-bodied flavors that possess plenty of muscle and real volume on the explosive

but unlike vintages of ten years ago

it has a dense purple color

Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Size:6x750ml (90-92)/2016+Grown 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.