El Pecado — "the sin" — was Raúl Pérez's first wine from Ribeira Sacra, and it remains one of his rarest and most sought-after reds. The fruit comes from the Capeliños vineyard, an ancient, vertiginous parcel on the steep schist slopes above the Sil river, farmed by the Guímaro family. Mostly Mencía, braided with old field-blend Bastardo, Garnacha Tintorera, Caiño, and Brancellao, it shows perfumed mineral, dried flowers, and aromatic herbs before air coaxes out ripe black fruit, currant, and spiced raspberry. Explosive and full of energy on the palate, elegant and complex, with very fine tannins and a long, clean finish.

97 points from Luis Gutiérrez. → 1,200 bottles made. → Drinking beautifully now through 2040. This is allocation wine, not shelf wine.

• Mostly Mencía with old field-blend Bastardo, Garnacha Tintorera, Caiño & Brancellao
• Capeliños Vineyard — steep Sil-river schist, Ribeira Sacra
• ~40% whole cluster, 45-day maceration, 1 yr used 228L French oak, unfined & unfiltered
• 97 pts Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate — only 1,200 bottles

"…the palate is explosive and full of energy." — Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate