Raul Perez, Ultreia La Vitoriana Vintage:2020 well defined and more understated

well defined and more understated than its peers

But it should please those who appreciate classic claret over the next 10 or so years

fine-boned and with the frontal tannins from the granite soils

Tasting this next to the 2016

balanced and highly complex finale

Raul Perez, Ultreia La Vitoriana Vintage:2020 well defined and more understatedThe 2021 Ultreia La Vitoriana shows some unusual toasty notes, hints of raw meat and lots of tannins, and this is the more tannic of the Ultreia range even if they lower the intensity here. The wine is a bit wild, 90% from clay and 10% sand (while La Vizcana is mostly sand). It fermented with 100% full clusters in a chestnut vat with indigenous yeasts. This north part of the vineyard produced only two barrels, and the barrels were well seasoned to