Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2023 — 11 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

A nice Mencia from Bierzo, Ruby red color, purple hues, with aromas of juicy red fruits, spice and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, tart strawberry and cranberry, with spice and gentle oak notes, very Rhône-like. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy character. Nice! — 3 months ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Enjoyed this — a year ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

A bit one dimensional this evening. Red rope licorice, black pepper, dark red fruits, and spice. Acidity has a creamy texture. Fine, soft tannins. — 8 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

C'est bon! Efficace appétant — a year ago

romo

9.1

Simpler, yet still very-Perez. — a year ago

romo

9.1

Bring me the head of Raul Perez! 😍 — 2 years ago

Jenks

9.3

Was a little worried I killed a baby at 6 years, but it’s drinking wonderfully pnp. Big sour cherry, some grip, looking forward to see how this evolves over the evening. — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Don’t see this varietal on a restaurant menu very often, so I grabbed it. Great choice. With rack of lamb and braised beef short ribs, it was truly wonderful. — 3 months ago

with Bonnie

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2020 | good acidity, fat wine with a lot of vanilla/wood — 5 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

I don’t remember much but this was quite good — 10 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.1

Decanted for 1 hour and it tight and complex. Mellowed out after we paired with our meal. — a year ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. The 2022 pours, a bright magenta color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of fresh strawberry, watermelon, kiwi, gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with low tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. This is a deliciously quaffable Rosado and yet has enough complexity and “je ne sais quoi” to grab one’s attention. Drink now and over the next handful of years. Uncle Raúl is a master. — 2 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Heavy on nose. Green vegetables. Pretty on the palate. 2021 — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

From the master, Raul Perez with fruit sourced from his family estate, the Joven (rabbit label) is predominately Mencia from 40-60 year old vines and aged in INOX.

Splash decanted directly before service; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2023 pours a deep purple color with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of blackberries, Montmorency cherry, horse blanket, purple flowers, licorice, and crushed rock. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. Charming, rustic stuff. Drink now through 2030. — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Light footed and quite light bodied, yet with nice tension, beautifully integrated tannins and a juicy flow.
Dark fruit (black cherries, mulberries) and turned earth with a hint of tar and leather but also with a floral whiff adding freshness & lightness.
Juicy, with a certain effortlessness yet with quite some depth and a dark, rocky mineral core.
Somewhere between a good Morgon and a Baga - this is delish! And with just 13% alc, dangerously gluggable. — 4 months ago

Dick Schinkel

9.5

A 100% Cariñena wine from 100+ years old vines’
Decanted for 3 hours!
Explosive nose with ripe sweet black fruits, herbs from the Porrera hills, authum forest, Llicorella, creamy notes, lovely ripened fruits on the full bodied palate, subtil flavors of cedar wood, wonderful acidity structure, great balance, creamy, spices, polished tannin and long aftertaste ! Already a joy to drink 95 DSP — 5 months ago

romo

9.1

Slow attack but strong finish. Proper Rias Baixas but a nod to the new world. — 10 months ago

Megan Fenlon

9.0

Mid range Raul Perez, I actually found this more pleasing than the higher range — a year ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2022 Sketch pours a bright straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is youthful with fascination notes of white and yellow flowers, nettles, lemon, strawberry, orange pith, hot steel, wet stone, and oh the minerals! On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is so long and ever so saline. This was my first bottle of Sketch (finally!) which has been a bit of a unicorn wine for me. I’ve long had a deep respect for Raul Pérez but this wine has confirmed a special place reserved in my heart for him. They say once bitten… Drink now through 2039. — 2 years ago