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Bodegas Y Vinedos Raul Perez Vino De Mesa Tinto El Rapolao 2016 750ml

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750ml
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Spain
appellation
Bierzo
WA
95
WA
95
Rated 95 by Wine Advocate
There is yet a new range: RaúlPérez, which is the umbrella for wines from different origins. I tasted a curious 2016 RaúlPérez El Rapolao, which comes from a small plot at the top of the El Rapolao slope where the Mencía is intermixed with a significant amount of Merenzao (a.k.a. Bastardo) and has no Alicante Bouschet. You might encounter a bottle of this pale and aromatic red, but it's unlikely, because there was only one barrel. It's only 11.8% alcohol, and it's of interest because it has a different and unusual profile, lighter and more aromatic, closer to a red from Jura, but with time, it gravitated more toward a Pinot Noir. There is a Palomino aged under flor for three years, and a pure Panycarne (another biotype of Trousseau/Bastardo/Merenzao).
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Bodegas Y Vinedos Raul Perez Vino De Mesa Tinto El Rapolao 2016 750ml

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Region: Castilla Y Leon

The ancient, arid and beautiful region of Castilla y Leon is the largest in Spain, and amongst the largest single 'regions' in any country of Europe. It has been famed throughout the centuries for its architecture, its people, its art and literature, and not least for its characterful and flavorful wines, which capture the beating heart and passion of Spain and Spanish culture. Castilla y Leon is essentially a vast plateau, and is extremely dry, with a poor soil structure which one might think would make viticulture difficult, if not impossible. However, Castilla y Leon has plenty of native grape varietals which are able to stretch their roots deep underground, to tap into the moisture and minerals which can be found there.
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Country: Spain

For over two thousand years, Spain has been responsible for much of Europe's wine production, making the very best of native grape varietals, and more recently experimenting with and perfecting wines made from imported grapes. Of course, the region of La Rioja is renowned world-wide for the quality and characteristics of its wines, which benefit greatly from the warm, dry continental climate of the area, and the fertile soils of the Ebro river basin. However, there is far more to Spanish produce than the complex, aromatic and earthy red wine of this region, as a result of the vast range of wine making traditions and practices, and terrains and climatic conditions found across the country. The region Castilla y Leon produces some of Europe's finest white wines, and the sparkling wines of Cava and the sherries of Jerez are firm favorites for wine lovers around the world.