Raul Perez La Vizcaina La del Vivo 2022 (750ML)

95 WA / 95 GV

#1 GVWM Staff Favorite Value 2024 - Daniel M.

The white 2022 La Vizcaína La del Vivo comes from vines they own, all fermented without temperature control and never racked. It has a serious and austere nose that makes me think of a cooler year. There is good ripeness, and the wine achieved 13.5% alcohol but has very good freshness and acidity. It has notes of white flowers, fruit, spices and herbs and is complex, nuanced and elegant. It has a chalky palate with very fresh and clean flavors. It matured in 1,000-, 1,500- and 4,000-liter oak vats. Some 10,000 bottles produced.--Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Sometimes a wine just reaches out and announces itself. This wine is like that, it's hard to put into words but it's just a lovely, interesting, and different kind of white. Clean and zingy, spiced and brimming with pizzaz. it's like walking around a record store and hearing something new and just knowing you want to take that album home. A fun bottle of wine.-Daniel M. GVWM