spanish wines - Castilla y León

La Vizcaína is a project by Raul Pérez where all wines are made from separate vines, with different orientations and soils. La Vizcaína derives from the name given to Raul's father (El Vizcaino, the Basque), also a oenologist, and who died young. For this project, Raul is assisted by his nephew, oenologist Cesar Marquez.

La Vizcaína is a project by Raul Pérez where all wines are made from separate vines, with different orientations and soils. La Vizcaína derives from the name given to Raul's father (El Vizcaino, the Basque), also a oenologist, and who died young. For this project, Raul is assisted by his nephew, oenologist Cesar Marquez. Biodynamic wine.

La Vizcaína is a project by Raul Pérez where all wines are made from separate vines, with different orientations and soils. La Vizcaína derives from the name given to Raul's father (El Vizcaino, the Basque), also a oenologist, and who died young. For this project, Raul is assisted by his nephew, oenologist Cesar Marquez. Biodynamic wine.

La Vizcaína is a project by Raul Pérez where all wines are made from separate vines, with different orientations and soils. La Vizcaína derives from the name given to Raul's father (El Vizcaino, the Basque), also a oenologist, and who died young. For this project, Raul is assisted by his nephew, oenologist Cesar Marquez. Biodynamic wine.

This red wine was born after owner Oriol traveled to Germany to attend a concert. Upon his return, he wanted to create the ideal red wine to enjoy at a concert, picnic or with friends. Thus was born El Oso y la Alemana, an intense, flavorful red Toro with lots of character.

This white wine was born after owner Oriol traveled to Germany to attend a concert. On his return, he wanted to create the ideal white to enjoy at a concert, picnic or with friends. Thus was born El Oso y la Alemana, an intense, flavorful white Toro with lots of character.

This wine bears the name of a village along the Duero. Pintia is the latest addition to the Vega Sicilia dynasty (its first vintage was 2001). The winemaking is led from beginning to end by the Vega Sicilia team.

This wine bears the name of a village along the Duero. Pintia is the latest addition to the Vega Sicilia dynasty (its first vintage was 2001). The winemaking is led from beginning to end by the Vega Sicilia team.

This is Ignacio's and Martina's entry level wine, made with grapes from several villages of the Valladolid Province (hence the name): Mucientes, Valbuena de Duero and Pedrosa del Rey. Old vines from the 1940's.

One of the few Viogniers from Spain. Although Prieto Pariente is more focused on local varietals, they could not resist making a wine with the high quality grapes of this parcel of Viognier in La Seca (Rueda). The vines were planted in 1999 on a limestone terroir which is rich in magnesium, with good drainage and good exposure to the wind. The yield is 4.5 tonnes per hectare.

La Clave is the latest throw of genius Raúl Pérez. Mainly made from vineyards in the Ponferrada region. What is special about this wine is its coupage. Indeed, besides Mencía, half of it consists of Tintorera, or Alicante Bouschet, a grape variety that was widely planted in Galicia and Bierzo after the philloxera. This grape is best known for its dark-coloured flesh, which makes the La Clave darker in colour than the other Raúl wines.

This entry level wine in Raul Perez's range is a tribute to the Camino de Compostela (Ultreia is the salute given to the pilgrims on the way); it is also a very pure expression of the Mencia grape.

Raúl Pérez knows like no-one else how to achieve the right balance between finesse and strength. This is no doubt the most elegant of all the reds at Ultreia.

This is Raul Pérez's top Bierzo-wine. Named after the old salute of the pilgrims on they way to Santiago de Compostela (Ultreia, go on!) it is a perfect illustration of a pure Mencia. It comes from a 1,1 ha vineyard, planted in 1908, 530m above sea-level?

A meaty, fleshy and powerful Ribera del Duero, typical of low yield grapes (28hl/ha). Téofilo is one of the few oenologists who uses 1 to 2% of the white Albillo grape in the blend.