{"product_id":"raul-perez-ultreia-el-rapolao-bierzo-spain-2022","title":"Raul Perez Ultreia El Rapolao, Bierzo, Spain 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eEl Rapolao is one of the warmer lieux-dits Raúl Pérez works in Valtuille — a site he leans on in cooler years for its generosity and depth. The Mencía here is given the patient, large-format treatment: native fermentation and long aging in oak foudre, which lends a gentle toast and a spicy, sesame-seed lift rather than overt wood. Medium-bodied and balanced, with moderate alcohol, a tender mouthfeel, and the fine-grained tannins that mark Pérez's reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single Bierzo cru, made in tiny quantity. → Old-vine Mencía from one of Valtuille's named sites — the antithesis of anonymous regional red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Mencía, El Rapolao lieu-dit, Valtuille (Bierzo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative fermentation; aged in large-format oak foudre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium-bodied, ~13% alc., fine-grained tannins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle-site Bierzo from a family with 300 years of vine-growing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"D\u0026E (SGWS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48356180984062,"sku":"688628","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/RaulPerezUltreiaRapolaoMencia_b6b5411a-fdc2-4566-b01f-cd9ed27da97d.png?v=1781378797","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/raul-perez-ultreia-el-rapolao-bierzo-spain-2022","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}