Raul Perez Ultreia Bierzo Saint Jacques 2022 soave Olive harvest and milling take

Olive harvest and milling take place each fall with a blend of olives from our own grove and carefully sourced

following up with meadowfoam honey

and roast beef

liquorice tones giving freshness and a cooling touch as well as a soft minerality that comes across as wet stone nuance on the tongue

and the result is something far more complex than generally allowed for the variety

Raul Perez Ultreia Bierzo Saint Jacques 2022 soave Olive harvest and milling takeMost people who know the name Mencia have Raul Perez to thank. Few winemakers in history have had such a transformative impact on their wine region. Before Raul left his family winery in Valtuille, Northeastern Spains Bierzo district was hardly known at all, and whatever wine did find its way out of Spain was heavy, oaky wine from the river valley, made in the image of Priorat. Raul Perez knew the Mencia grape was capable of much more. He grew up