Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia other_regions_italy especially as Knez’s Estate vineyard

especially as Knez’s Estate vineyard in Anderson Valley comes online with the 2012 harvest

They also carry out very detailed work

The nose of the 2016 Gaminde is creamy

beautifully structured wine framed around chalky

Asian-style tea

Raul Perez, Bierzo Penitencia other_regions_italy especially as Knez’s Estate vineyardGrown within the DO zone of Ribeira Sacra, not far from Bierzo, but bottled without reference to the DO, this wine is a blend of mostly Menca with Caio and Bastardo, aged in used 500l French barrels It's completely different to Perez's El Rapolao, showing lovely cassis and floral aromas with an intense, finely grained structure in the mouth. It has a restraint on the finish which gives the tension that's sometimes referred to as minerality.