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Cork

Spain

Like El Pecado, this is made at the Guimaro property, close to the river Sil. Perez's aim here is to make a Bierzo-style, lighter, lower alcohol wine - hence the use of 100% stems, and bigger barrels. In time, Perez notes, it comes to remind you of Crozes-Hermitage. It's currently a rich, expressive youngster, fleshy with a refined texture and very long finish. This was recently bottled, so not showing at its best. It should easily be 95 points in time, but on this occasion I've given it 94.

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Raúl Pérez, La Penitencia, Galicia, Spain, 2017

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Like El Pecado, this is made at the Guimaro property, close to the river Sil. Perez's aim here is to make a Bierzo-style, lighte

Raúl Pérez, La Penitencia, Galicia, Spain, 2017

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