Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Size:6x750ml While not particularly dense

While not particularly dense

The estate’s 2004 Barolo Vigna Rionda is beautifully perfumed

A more complex nose reflects notes of a range of primarily red berry fruit

The 2009 Barbaresco is absolutely remarkable for the way it carersses the palate with endless layers of sweet red fruit

Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Size:6x750ml While not particularly denseGrown 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.