Delicious Wine from Bierzo
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Just Arrived, a Tasty Bottle from One of the Worldâs Most Visionary Winemakers
Raul Perez: âIs this the Best Winemaker
in the World?â- Decanter
2019 Raul Perez Ultreia Saint Jacques
$18.89 (750ML) In Stock- Buy Now
94 WA
Raúl Pérez Pereira is universally considered to be one of the worldâs most visionary winemakers. Since he produced his first vintage for his familyâs winery in 1994 at the age 22, he has been in the forefront of the conversation about what has been called âThe New Spainâ. In 2005, he left his family business to strike out on his own, creating Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez, which quickly became the point of reference for the Bierzo appellation. In the intervening years, he has expanded his sphere of activity to include the appellations of RÃas Baixas, Ribeira Sacra and Tierra de León, but his heart and his home remain in Valtuille de Abajo, the village in Bierzo where his family has been tending vines for well over 300 years.
In addition to numerous other accolades, Raúl was named âWinemaker of the Yearâ by German publication Der Feinschmecker in 2014 and âBest Winemaker in the Worldâ for 2015 by the French publication Bettane+Desseauve. In the February 2018 Decanter, Master of Wine Pedro Ballesteros wrote, âRaúl Pérez is the archetype of the intuitive winemaking genius.â A picture of Raúl in that same article is captioned, âIs this the best winemaker in the world?â Raúl would certainly not self-apply any of these superlatives. In fact, his genius is far exceeded by his humility and generosity of spirit. That humility comes through in his wines. These are not âwinemakerâ wines so much as they are unadulterated expressions of the villages and vineyards from which they hail.