Item Number: 7141 UPC: None

Country: Spain
Region: Castilla y Leon Sub Region: Castilla y Leon
Appellation/AVA: Bierzo DO
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Mencia
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 3
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 250
Alc by Vol(%): 13.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
About the Wine: Vico, produced by Raúl Pérez is a limited-production wine from the Bierzo region. It is a perfect example of a clean, bright and pure Mencía wine. It comes from Raúl’s village, Valtuille de Abajo. The name Vico pays tribute to Patrick Mata's older brother, Victor, a lawyer who resides in southern Spain’s town of Marbella and a person with an abiding fascination with the unique expressions of terroir found throughout Spain. Vico may be Raúl’s most extreme wine and it’s strongly suggested that you decant it if you drink it within five years of the vintage.

Location Notes: El Bierzo, sometimes called “the gateway to Galicia”, is enclosed on both sides by mountains. Vico is made from vineyards located in the town of Valtuille de Abajo at 530m (1,739ft) altitude. The soil is sandy with river stones, and poor in nutrients, thus reducing naturally the yields of its vines, producing small grapes full of expression and concentrated flavor. The area’s average temperature from April-October is 61.42°F. A yearly average rainfall of 28 in. makes this one of the driest and warmest wine regions in northwestern Spain.

About Winemaker Raúl Pérez: Raúl Pérez is one of Spain’s finest winemakers and some wine trade veterans believe Raúl is among a handful of the best winemakers in the world. Raúl believes great wines are made in the vineyard and he has an uncanny knack for knowing what his vineyards need to achieve their greatest potential. As his great talent has become known, many winemakers now seek to collaborate with Raul. In 2010, Wine&Spirits Magazine named Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez “Winery of The Year.”