2019 Raul Perez 'Las Gundiñas' Lomas de Valtuille Bierzo, Spain Peru It's got a bit of

It's got a bit of an oily texture

Australian Ben Caldwell and Mexican Marco Ruiz Cantú met in oenology school and launched Somos (“we are” in Spanish) in 2016 with a focus on alternative varietals and making wines as naturally as possible

Then spending 2 years in Slavonian grande botti

The long finish lingers with with more herbs than flowers & more mineral expression than fruit

The wines are produced on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the town of Cobquecura

2019 Raul Perez 'Las Gundiñas' Lomas de Valtuille Bierzo, Spain Peru It's got a bit ofLas Gundias was planted in 1910 on clay intermixed with some limestone (uncommon in Valtuille) Mostly Menca with some Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Bastardo (Trousseau), and a relatively high percentage of Doa Blanca Fermented with whole clusters and a long post fermentation maceration raised for one year in used 225L and 500L barrels bottled without fining or filtration