{"product_id":"castro-ventosa-valtuille-el-rapolao-2023-750ml","title":"Castro Ventosa Valtuille El Rapolao 2023 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCastro Ventosa is the family winery of Raúl Pérez, one of Spain's most influential winemakers, based in Valtuille de Abajo, often called the winegrowing heart of Bierzo. The family has grown vines here since at least 1752 and today farms around 85 hectares, most of them more than 50 years old. Since 2017 Raúl's nephew César Márquez has managed the winery day to day, with Raúl still involved in every blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Rapolao is one of the most celebrated parajes in Bierzo and a site Raúl Pérez has called his favourite. The 3.5 hectare hillside vineyard, shared among around 20 owners, sits at roughly 550 to 580 metres and is one of the coolest spots in Valtuille, catching the sun about an hour later than the village's other vineyards. Its clay soils carry Mencía planted in 1920 and 1980, with a little Alicante Bouschet in the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is fermented in 500 litre open barrels and aged for a year in old 500 litre oak, so the wood stays in the background. Made in very small quantities, it is a floral, refined single-vineyard Mencía that captures the freshness of this high, late-ripening site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintages may vary. Email us at hello@barrelandbatch.com.au if you would like confirmation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castro Ventosa","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":53237327069471,"sku":"10033895_B","price":129.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8418\/5119\/files\/Castro_20Ventosa_20Valtuille_20El_20Rapolao_202023_20750ml.webp?v=1794456782","url":"https:\/\/barrelandbatch.com.au\/products\/castro-ventosa-valtuille-el-rapolao-2023-750ml","provider":"Barrel \u0026 Batch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}