Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez
Bierzo Tinto, 'Ultreia St. Jacques'
Bierzo Tinto, 'Ultreia St. Jacques'
- Village: Valtuille de Abajo
- Vineyard: Various
- Year of plantation: 1900-1940
- Hectares: 5
- Soil: Clay
- Varieties: Mostly Mencía with Bastardo (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet)
- Elaboration: 80% whole cluster fermentation in large oak vats. Macerations of between two and five months. Aging in various vessels: 225L, 500L, foudre and cement. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Spain
Region:
Castilla Y Leon
Appellation:
Bierzo
Variety:
Mencia-based blend
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
Full Bottle | ES-RPZ-01-21 | 12/750ml |
Magnum | ES-RPZ-01-21M | 3/1500ml |
Press & Reviews
Jancis Robinson
Score
16
Date
2024-01-24
"Strong rubbery nose. The palate has fresher black fruit but it still has a dominant tense, reduced character that makes it tannic and rubbery. One to age. (RH)"
John Gilman
Score
94
Date
2024-05-14
"The 2021 Ultreia 'St. Jacques bottling from Ra£l P,rez is yet another excellent wine from these very old vines. The wine is a Menc¡a-dominated field blend made from ancient vineyards, planted between 1900 and 1940, so even the 'young vines here are more than eighty years of age! The wine is made with a high percentage of whole clusters and aged in a mix of various-sized, old oak casks and puncheons, as well as some cement tanks. The 2021 St. Jacques comes in at 13.5 percent octane and delivers a refined aromatic constellation of cassis, pomegranate, tree bark, espresso, a lovely base of dark soil tones, discreet Menc¡a botanicals and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, complex and full-bodied, with impeccable focus and balance, a fine core of black fruit, excellent soil undertow and grip, buried tannins and a long, poised and classy finish. This is certainly approachable today, but will be even better if the tannins are allowed at least a handful of years to soften up further. It is an excellent and very elegant vintage for this bottling! 2024-2075."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2023-08-10
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date
2023-06-12