Raul Perez (La Vizcaina) Bierzo Mencia La Poulosa 2019 modified_title_tag The palate is crisp and

The palate is crisp and linear

thanks to the region's dramatic day-night temperature swings

it shows fresh red berries and sweet spices with vibrant freshness and beautiful purity

where ancient marine soils and Pacific breezes keep Chardonnay tight and vibrant

Decant and drink rather than cellar further

Raul Perez (La Vizcaina) Bierzo Mencia La Poulosa 2019 modified_title_tag The palate is crisp andRaul Perez is the winemaker who dragged Bierzo out of obscurity and made Mencia a grape people argue about. La Vizcaina is his home turf project around Valtuille de Abajo, working the old parcels of slate and clay in the hills of northwest Spain, where the vines are frequently ancient and the plots are tiny. La Poulosa is one of the single site bottlings, and like the rest of the range it goes light on extraction and heavy on site expression. Mencia