Raul Perez, La Vizcaina - La Vitoriana, Bierzo 2021 K Vintners thyme and cedar oak

thyme and cedar oak

A sweet almost vanilla note mingled with nutmeg and plum appear in waves in the aroma of this wine

blueberries and balanced spicy oak make for an opulent palate

Aromas of ripe strawberry and raspberry combine with black cherry and plum while delicate use of French oak adds a hint of cacao

The palate is medium-bodied with fresh acidity

Raul Perez, La Vizcaina - La Vitoriana, Bierzo 2021 K Vintners thyme and cedar oakA beautifully ripe intermingling of dark and red fruits with a spine of cooling acidity, perhaps derived from that north exposition. A finely tannic impression and no trace of oak; its a beautifully unadorned Bierzo. Planted in 1881, La Vitoriana is still on Pie Franco rootstocks and faces north at 600m elevation. Dense and deep flavoured. Throbbing with potential. Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson. com (16. 5)