Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml licorice and gobs of sweet

licorice and gobs of sweet cherry fruit come out to play and this displays great balance

this is lovely stuff

with notable underlying structure and freshness

I wasn't a fan of Barolo before tasting this wine

Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml licorice and gobs of sweetNew project. An area that Prez has restored, very old vines (8090 years old) in a cool subzone around Ponferrada at around 800900 m elevation on schist soils (cf the better known clay and sandy sites found across most of Bierzo). A steep site that is worked entirely by hand and with horses (so expensive to farm). Mainly Menca, plus Trousseau, Alicante and Palomino. There is a higher proportion of Palomino co planted in the field blend here and this,