Raul Perez, Ultreia La Vitoriana other_regions As good as the prior

As good as the prior grands crus are

(from the Brochon side)

This is a conservative Brane-Cantenac that refuses to go the extra inch

which is often a characteristic of this wine

cool and strikingly elegant nose combines notes of spice tea and floral nuances with those of white and yellow orchard fruit

Raul Perez, Ultreia La Vitoriana other_regions As good as the priorThe 2021 Ultreia La Vitoriana shows some unusual toasty notes, hints of raw meat and lots of tannins, and this is the more tannic of the Ultreia range even if they lower the intensity here. The wine is a bit wild, 90% from clay and 10% sand (while La Vizcana is mostly sand). It fermented with 100% full clusters in a chestnut vat with indigenous yeasts. This north part of the vineyard produced only two barrels, and the barrels were well seasoned to