Kyle Davidson

9.4

Burgundian, structured tannin that softens as the bottle goes down, earth and savory on the nose, bright fruit on the palate. Kind of a perfect wine I feel it could be all things to all people. — 11 days 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. — 7 months ago

Marc S

9.0

Delicate, — a year ago

Turd Ferguson

9.0

13%. Not the most concentrated or complex wine but impeccably balanced. Fruity but not overdone. Plenty of earthiness. A little hit of tannin and smokiness on the back end. Slight astringency. Burgundian is played when talking about Bierzo but you really can’t help the comparison. These guys are making wine the right way. Chug city. Raul Perez’ nephew, apparently. — a year ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Extremely earthy. Aromas and flavors of red and black fruits with hints of smoke, black licorice and roasted mint leaves. Just a touch of Brett. Really dense (including the color) and concentrated. Fine tannins. Rustic but elegant. Thanks a mark B. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Before we get into the notes on this wine, let’s get something out of the way first: the labeling on the Ultreia branded wines by Raul Pérez is downright confusing. The entry-level is designated “Saint Jacques” (which is a fabulous wine and incredible QPR)…and then comes this plain label “Ultreia” before you step up to the other designations of “Valtuille”, “La Claudina”, etc which are higher-end??. It’s really tough to understand the hierarchy. The good news? It really doesn’t matter when all the wines are really quite stunning. And this bottle is absolutely representative of Señior Pérez's impeccable style.

Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Best on Day 2. On the nose, blue berries, dark cherries, brambles, exotic spices…giving way to spiced lamb after a lot of air, roses, incense, and underbrush. On the palate, red fruit which transitions to more of a darker fruit profile after Day 2, with some mushrooms, deli meat and minerals. Really sound structure. Medium-plus acid, medium plus tannin. The finish is long and satisfying; tongue smacking. Even at $35, this is a killer deal. What a wine. — 6 years ago

Mike Charest

10

Cab franc like flavors, low tannins, little acid — 25 days ago

Dave

9.1

Northern Wisconsin with the family this week. I brought wine from the USA, Africa, Italy, and this one from Spain. Very nice! I guess i wrote this up a few months ago, so no need to repeat myself. Excellent value wine.
Listening to Band of Horses — 4 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

I don’t remember much but this was quite good — a year ago

Sagee Aran

8.9

Medium body. Fruit forward.. basic. — 3 years ago

Lars Kirstein

9.1

Raúl Perez is just a beast, this is again one of his family vineyard wines, it is a very elegant, burgundy sort of wine with a great fruity nose of cherries and raspberries with a nice wet stone undertone, taste very elegant and smooth with a great saltiness and a still strong acidity, little young and needs some air as well, beautiful wine if you like this elegant type of wines — 5 years ago

Christo Barker

9.3

Stellar Bierzo — 6 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

8.9

Bon vin de semaine! L’élevage est encore un peu trop présent pour se mériter un 9/10. — 6 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Juicy, acidic, tart raspberry, and just so much fun. — 4 months ago

with Lester and Gillian

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! — 8 months ago

Turd Ferguson

9.2

Checking in 18 months later. Loosening up. Fruit starting to come to the fore. Should be killer in 2+ years. — a year ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

#mencia #bierzo — 2 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.3

#bouludsud #mencía — 3 years ago

with Annie

Samuel Danthine

9.0

Fruity, soft, but with a good character. Very easy to drink. Pleasant. — 5 years ago

Mark Freund

9.2

Nose initially reticent, some reductive notes, peach and apricot in the background. Fresh, green apple, balanced acidity. Delightful wine that should benefit from a couple years of bottle age — 6 years ago

with Erin