Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml with notable underlying structure and

with notable underlying structure and freshness

The complex

and in this powerful and ripe year

Carefully selected material from Burgundy was grafted onto extremely low-vigour rootstocks to limit the yield and intensify flavour

Raul Perez, Valdecanada Size:6x750ml with notable underlying structure andNew 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,