Bottle of Raúl Pérez La Vizcaína El Rapolao, El Bierzo, Spain, Mencia red wine

La Vizcaína El Rapolao 2023

Raúl Pérez

Try if you like Pinot Noir

raspberries | morello cherries | blueberries

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Drew's Tasting Note

Wild raspberries, morello cherries and blueberries, and notes of dark mint chocolate and forest floor. Elegant and fresh, with silky tannins and a mineral edge. A deeply expressive finish.

Producer: Raúl Pérez | Vintage: 2023 | From: Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain | Alcohol: 13.5 | Size: 75cl | Style: red, still, vegan | Grape: Bastardo (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Mencía (Jaen)

2023 vintage, 94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, July 2025

The Winery

Raúl Pérez is one of Spain's most distinctive winemakers, rooted in the Bierzo region of León, where his family has long been connected to the land. After studying oenology and learning alongside the influential Álvaro Palacios, he launched his first personal project, Ultreia, in 2003. Since then, Pérez has worked across Spain and beyond, seeking out indigenous varieties and old vineyards, guided by a philosophy of minimal intervention that lets the soil, climate and vintage speak rather than the winemaker.

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