{"product_id":"raul-perez-valdecanada-mencia-bierzo-spain-2018","title":"Raul Perez Valdecanada Mencia, Bierzo, Spain 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eValdecañada is Raúl Pérez's high-elevation village cuvée — a field blend grown on schist at altitude in the hills above Ponferrada, and a wine quite unlike anything in his Ultreia or La Vizcaína projects. Predominantly Mencía with a meaningful proportion of old-vine Palomino, fermented with whole bunches and raised in neutral barrique, it trades power for precision: suave and tense, with a perceptible stoniness through the mid-palate and a savory salinity that betrays its high, schist origins. Smooth, pixelated berry fruit; fluid, finely detailed, and intellectually focused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a lavish wine — a thinking-drinker's Bierzo. → Roughly 1,200 bottles, from a 2018 vintage prized for elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField blend: predominantly Mencía with ~10–15% old-vine Palomino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-elevation schist parcels, Valdecañada (Ponferrada), Bierzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% whole-bunch fermentation; extended skin contact; neutral barrique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e~1,200 bottles — a finesse-driven village cuvée\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"D\u0026E (SGWS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48356181278974,"sku":"591772","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/RaulPerezValdecanada.png?v=1781379049","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/raul-perez-valdecanada-mencia-bierzo-spain-2018","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}