Raul Perez 2024 El Rapolao Bierzo Tinto La Vizcaína

'El Rapolao' is a single plot in the village of Valtuille de Abajo. Raúl was purchasing fruit for many years from this plot and is now the owner as of 2021. Of his three Vizcaina single vineyard reds, this was the one still available to us. What was funny to Raúl is that it is always the one that sells out first in Europe, because it is the most famous vineyard site out of the three! Typically a blend of mostly Mencia along with very small percentages of other local grapes. Raúl uses whole clusters, and aging is in 500L neutral barrels. A beautiful wine, and a fine opportunity to explore the flavor profile, fine tannins and rusticity of Mencia from such a special plot.