Raul Perez, Ultreia Petra other_regions_italy Ink-tinged ruby

Ink-tinged ruby

Like the Cazetiers this is definitely going to require several years of bottle age to round off the mildly rustic tannins

dry and lingering finale

At this quality level the price seems too good to be true

Raul Perez, Ultreia Petra other_regions_italy Ink-tinged rubyThe 2018 Ultreia Petra comes from the Ponferrada zone, from a very small south facing plot on slate soils at high altitudesome 820 meters above sea levelthat was harvested around one month after the vines from Valtuille. He has around 900 vines here. This is a little exuberant, with fruit and flowers. The palate reveals abundant tannins, and the wine needs a longer time in oak to polish those tannins. It's a wine that also needs time in bottle. But