Raul Perez Ultreia La Claudina Godello, Bierzo, Spain 2023 Kopke Succulent and inviting

Succulent and inviting

saline and herbal aromas

Shows an alluring thread through the finish

black-fruited style that carries medium to full-bodied richness

clean finish with a tantalizing trickle of chalky character

Raul Perez Ultreia La Claudina Godello, Bierzo, Spain 2023 Kopke Succulent and invitingLa Claudina is the single parcel old vine Godello that redefined what the grape could be and the 2023 may be its most Burgundian turn yet. Hand harvested fruit from one clay sand parcel in Valtuille de Abajo is pressed straight to used 500L French oak, fermented on native yeasts, and aged a full year on the lees with no btonnage and no added sulfur during levage. It opens slowly: lemon curd, white peach, chamomile, crushed rock, and raw almond, with a