La Vizcaína is a project by Raul Pérez where all wines are made from separate vines, with different orientations and soils.
La Vizcaína derives from the name given to Raul's father (El Vizcaino, the Basque), also a oenologist, and who died young.
For this project, Raul is assisted by his niece Nerea Pérez.
Clay soils, the vines are north-facing and sit at an elevation of 500 metres – the coolest area of Valtuille de Abajo. The vines are 25 years old, much younger than those of ‘Valtuille Rapolao’ (100 years).
Vinification
Biodynamic wine.
Whole bunch vinification. Minimal intervention, thanks to the use of gravity, so as the preserve the expression of the grapes.
10 months of ageing in 4 year-old, 500 litre French oak barrels.
Storage potential
Drink as from: 2026
Best moment: 2027-2030
Until: 2034
To serve
Serve at 18°C in a Burgundy glass after decanting in the first 3 years
Trial analysis
Deep, luminous colour.
No trace of the ageing in oak in the nose, but a very youthful, typically Mencia fruit. A well balanced structure.
Mencia at its purest, wit a continental accent.
Flavor profile
Wood
None
Aged in wood barrels
Heavily aged in wood barrels
Acidity
Low acidity
Balanced
High acidity
Fruitiness
Low fruitiness
Balanced
High fruitiness
Structure
Elegant
Balanced
Full-bodied