Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_australia This too is excellent

This too is excellent

I can only imagine how proud Giovanni Conterno would be if he could see (and taste

The palate is very firm

readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften

dark berries and violet scents

Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_australia This too is excellentNew 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,