{"product_id":"bodegas-y-vinedos-raul-perez-bierzo-tinto-ultreia-saint-jacques-2023-750ml-red-wine-bottle-13-abv","title":"Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez Bierzo Tinto “Ultreia Saint Jacques” 2023, 750ml Red Wine Bottle (13% ABV)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain\u003cbr\u003eGrapes: 100% Mencía \u003cbr\u003eBody: Medium\u003cbr\u003eNotes: Fresh wild blackberry, tart pomegranate, crushed violets, dried lavender, wet slate, and a hint of white pepper, with a driving mountain acidity, ultra-fine tannins, and a long, chalky mineral finish\u003cbr\u003ePairing: Continuous charcuterie boards, seared duck breast, roasted pork tenderloin, wild mushroom risotto, octopus a feira, or aged Manchego cheese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Producer\u003cbr\u003eRaúl Pérez is widely considered one of the most visionary and influential winemakers in modern Spain, renowned for resurrecting the high-altitude, steep-sloped old vines of Bierzo. Working with ancient, field-blended plots in Valtuille de Abajo, Pérez champions organic viticulture, indigenous grape varieties, and minimal intervention. In the cellar, his approach is profoundly traditional yet avant-garde: whole-cluster spontaneous fermentations using wild yeasts, long and gentle cap macerations, aging in large neutral oak foudres or clay amphorae, and bottling without fining or filtration to allow the unique slate and clay soils of Bierzo to express themselves without wood masking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wine\u003cbr\u003e\"Ultreia Saint Jacques\" is Raúl Pérez's homage to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route that traverses his native Bierzo region. Sourced from century-old, dry-farmed vines planted on slate and clay soils across multiple historic parcels, the hand-harvested Mencía grapes (alongside trace co-planted field varieties) undergo spontaneous whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts in large open-top wooden vats. Aged in a combination of old oak foudres and neutral barrels before bottling without filtration, the 2023 vintage displays remarkable aromatic floral elegance, crunchy dark berry fruit, electric granite-driven minerality, and silky, food-friendly tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47972259889301,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/1718\/0053\/files\/BodegasyVinedosRaulPerezBierzoTinto_UltreiaSaintJacques_2023_74484bc0-2cb6-4d20-ba6d-bc4445f787b6.jpg?v=1788990193","url":"https:\/\/gcfwines.com\/products\/bodegas-y-vinedos-raul-perez-bierzo-tinto-ultreia-saint-jacques-2023-750ml-red-wine-bottle-13-abv","provider":"Good Clean Fun","version":"1.0","type":"link"}