La Poulasa 2020
La Vizcaina de Vinos
Bierzo, Spain

94 pts WA RP -Luis Gutierrez
The 2020 La Vizcaína La Poulosa reflects the new approach to harvesting the grapes earlier and has a contained 13.5% alcohol. The wine is fresher and more vibrant, with less extraction and softer. This is a very challenging and ripe vineyard, and achieving a wine like this is a real triumph. Some 9,000 bottles were produced.

• Village: Valtuille de Abajo
• Vineyard: La Poulosa
• Year of plantation: 1940
• Hectares: 2
• Altitude: 550 meters ASL
• Soil: Clay with river stones
• Orientation: East
• Plant density: 4200 vines / hectare
• Varieties: Mostly Mencía with Bastardo (Trousseau) and Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet)
• Elaboration: Fermentation in large oak vats with 80% whole clusters. 60-day maceration followed by one year in 225-liter used French barrels. Bottled without fining or filtration.