Raul Perez Ultreia El Rapolao, Bierzo, Spain 2022 Hidalgo hearty vegetable soups

hearty vegetable soups

while detailed notes of baked white cherry and yellow peach

orange peel and cedar get the show started

Color : Lemon yellow with greenish tones

some of it shriveled berries

Raul Perez Ultreia El Rapolao, Bierzo, Spain 2022 Hidalgo hearty vegetable soupsEl Rapolao is one of the warmer lieux dits Ral Prez works in Valtuille a site he leans on in cooler years for its generosity and depth. The Menca here is given the patient, large format treatment: native fermentation and long aging in oak foudre, which lends a gentle toast and a spicy, sesame seed lift rather than overt wood. Medium bodied and balanced, with moderate alcohol, a tender mouthfeel, and the fine grained tannins that mark Prez's reds. A