Mit 95/100 Punkten bewertet: EL RAPOLAO (LA VIZCAÍNA) 2017 von Raúl Pérez

Für Robert Parkers renommiertem »Wine Advocate« verkostete und bewertete Luis Gutiérrez die Weine von Raúl Pérez aus der D.O. Bierzo. Dem roten EL RAPOLAO (LA VIZCAÍNA) 2017 vergab er stolze 95/100 Punkten und schreibt nachfolgend im Original:

„I was impressed by the 2017 La Vizcaína El Rapolao, but the warm vintage was very good for a warmer vineyard like El Rapolao. This is hands-down my favorite of the 2017s from La Vizcaína, the wine that shows more freshness. It’s harmonious and perhaps was harvested a little earlier than the others. Like the other wines from the range, this 2017 has more color than the 2018, as well as more power and a little more concentration, and it’s also denser than the 2018, with tannins that are grittier and a little drier. But if I didn’t have the 2018 next to this, I would only be praising it, because the 2017 is truly impressive, all in place and simply one step up in power and all the rest to keep the balance. 10.000 bottles were filled in May 2019. This is a late-budding vineyard, and it didn’t suffer the effect of the spring hail from the year.”