The just-bottled 2021 El Castro de Valtuille Mencía Joven feels a bit reductive but with lots of freshness and balance, possibly the finest vintage.

Castro Ventosa Mencia Rabbit (750ml) available at Dumont Bottle King in Dumont, NJ

Castro Ventosa Mencia Rabbit (750ml) available at Wayne Bottle King in Wayne, NJ

Castro Ventosa Mencia Rabbit (750ml) available at Wayne Bottle King in Wayne, NJ

Before he was awarded multiple Winemaker of the Year awards, Raul Perez was a young winemaker working for his family's winery, Castro Ventosa. Founded.

What's Mencia, then? Think great red Burgundy, mixed with top-notch Oregon Pinot, with a dash of Cabernet Franc. hmm. actually, as I drink another.

Before he was awarded multiple Winemaker of the Year awards, Raul Perez was a young winemaker working for his family's winery, Castro Ventosa. Founded.

Dark ruby-colored, this wine reveals an enticing perfume of baking spices, eucalyptus/pine notes, black cherry, and black raspberry. It is smooth-textured,.

Godello is one of my favorite white grapes, and nobody does it better than Raul Perez! Godello is a variety with a lot of street cred among wine geeks. Its.

96+ Wa / 95 Vm. Approximately 142 cases produced only in the finest vintages from the Raul Perez Family. The 2018 Valtuille El Rapolao, like the rest of the single-vineyard wines, has not been…

97+ Wa / 95 Vm. Approximately 300 cases produced only in the finest vintages from the Raul Perez Family. The floral 2018 Valtuille Cepas Centenarias is the next vintage after the 2015, as no 2016 or…

Castro Ventosa Cepas Centenari (750ml) available at Ramsey Bottle King in Ramsey, NJ

LK Made from the Perez family's oldest vineyards, these Mencía vines are over 100 years old and many are planted on their own rootstocks. It.