Raul Perez Valdecanada Mencia, Bierzo, Spain 2018 Winkel The 2018 Le Petit Clos

The 2018 Le Petit Clos

Savory berry flavors are true to Ribera del Duero

Full of flavor and so alive

Bright and minerally focused

Nose: Floral aromas

Raul Perez Valdecanada Mencia, Bierzo, Spain 2018 Winkel The 2018 Le Petit ClosValdecaada is Ral Prez's high elevation village cuve a field blend grown on schist at altitude in the hills above Ponferrada, and a wine quite unlike anything in his Ultreia or La Vizcana projects. Predominantly Menca with a meaningful proportion of old vine Palomino, fermented with whole bunches and raised in neutral barrique, it trades power for precision: suave and tense, with a perceptible stoniness through the mid palate and a savory salinity