Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Vintage:2015 I tasted bottle number 4

I tasted bottle number 4

black cherries and violets with hints of dark chocolate

a huge mid-palate and a layered

all wrapped in a slightly warm

Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia Vintage:2015 I tasted bottle number 4Grown within the DO zone of Ribeira Sacra, not far from Bierzo, but bottled without reference to the DO, this wine is a blend of mostly Menca with Caio and Bastardo, aged in used 500l French barrels It's completely different to Perez's El Rapolao, showing lovely cassis and floral aromas with an intense, finely grained structure in the mouth. It has a restraint on the finish which gives the tension that's sometimes referred to as minerality.