Castro Ventosa Bierzo Valtuille Rapolao 2020

Castro Ventosa Bierzo Valtuille Rapolao 2020

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  • Robert Parker rating 97
  • Jancis Robinson rating 17.5
Castro Ventosa Bierzo Valtuille Rapolao 2020
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75 cl

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Founded by the Perez family in 1752, Bodegas y Viñedos Castro Ventosa is a Bierzo-based producer, making some outstanding Mencía wines. Their estate covers 75 hectares of vineyards, making them the biggest owners of this varietal within the Bierzo D.O. First produced in 2014, Valtuille Rapolao is made with 85% of Mencía, 10% Alicante Bouschet and 5% of other red or white grape varieties. The resulting wine is polished, with, notes of cherries, violets, savoury spices and dried herbs.
97 Robert Parker
The 2020 Valtuille El Rapolao feels lighter and more open than the 2021 I tasted next to it, the tannins a little more present. This comes from a centenary plot planted with a field blend that was vinified together with 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 500-liter French oak barrels for one year. Some 1,700 bottles were filled in December 2021. - Luis Gutiérrez
17.5 Jancis Robinson
85% Mencía, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 5% white varieties. Vino de Paraje. Old bush vines of 100 years old in the paraje El Rapolao (Valtuille de Abajo). Clayey soil. Spontaneous fermentation of whole bunches in a foudre of 3,000 litres without temperature control. Post-fermentation maceration for 60 days. After pressing the wine, it rests for 1 to 2 months, then is aged in used oak barrels of 500 litres for a year. 1,600 bottles produced.Tasted blind. Very ripe black fruit and pepper spices. Definitely more spicy than fruity on the nose. There is also a hint of leather. The palate is fluid, deeper and longer than wide. A telluric Rapolao in its literal sense – the most soil-oriented and deep-rooted Rapolao. (FC)

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