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Conjunto de 3 Garrafas de Castro Ventosa Valtuille Cepas Centenarias 2021
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Family producer
Bodegas Castro Ventosa
Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, Spain
Castro Ventosa is the Pérez family's winery in Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, where their ancestors are documented as winegrowers in 1752. The family began bottling in 1989 and in the early 1990s took the name of the nearby Roman site of Castro Ventosa; Raúl Pérez started making wine there in 1992–93.
- Region
- Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, Spain
Key facts
- Winegrowing family documented since 1752
- Bottling since 1989
- Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo
Winemaking team
Image: Imagens: site oficial https://www.castroventosa.com/en/home/
Winemaker
Raúl Pérez
Estates they work with
TECH SHEET
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- Country
- SpainSpain
- Region
- D.O. Bierzo
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Bodegas Castro Ventosa
- Winemaker
- Raul Perez
- Alcohol
- 13.5% vol.
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Vintage
2021
5 years
Red wine: fermented on the skins, which give colour, tannin and structure.
Region · Spain
D.O. Bierzo
A sheltered valley in north-west Spain between León and Galicia. Fresh, aromatic Mencía reds and Godello whites from slate slopes.
- Country
- Spain
- Producer
- Bodegas Castro Ventosa
- Grapes
- 85% Mencía, 8% Alicante bouschet, 2% Bastardo, 5% others
Type
Red
Red wine: fermented on the skins, which give colour, tannin and structure.
Producer
Bodegas Castro Ventosa
Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, Spain
Castro Ventosa is the Pérez family's winery in Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, where their ancestors are documented as winegrowers in 1752. The family began bottling in 1989 and in the early 1990s took the name of the nearby Roman site of Castro Ventosa; Raúl Pérez started making wine there in 1992–93.
- Region
- Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, Spain
- Winemaker
- Raul Perez
Winemaker
Raul Perez
- Producers & estates
- Bodegas Castro Ventosa, Castro Candaz
Grapes
Grapes in this wine
- Mencía85%
Fresh, aromatic red (Jaen in Dão, Mencía in Spain): red fruit and soft tannins.
See wines with Mencía - Alicante bouschet8%
Red-fleshed grape, iconic in Alentejo. Very deep colour, black fruit and firm tannins.
See wines with Alicante bouschet - Bastardo2%See wines with Bastardo
- others5%See wines with others
Alcohol
13.5% vol.
ABV shows the % of alcohol by volume.
Guide scale for wine — suggestion by style.
Bottle
750 ml
≈ 6 125 ml glasses
Tasting notes
Producer's notes
Critics & awards
- Robert Parker
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- DishwasherHand-wash preferred
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- MaterialMachine-blown crystal
- UnitsSet of 2
- DishwasherYes, per the maker
- ReferenceSW1010PERLE
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- DishwasherHand-wash preferred
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Description
Castro Ventosa Valtuille Cepas Centenarias 2019 comes from two plots of old Mencía vines over 100 years old in the village of Valtuille. A wine that expresses the excellence of El Bierzo.
What to serve with this wine
Dishes calculated from this wine’s profile, grapes and region.