Raul Perez, Ultreia Valtuille Vintage:2022 The palate is understated on

The palate is understated on the entry but then builds in the mouth with wonderful spice and black pepper infused black fruit that form the foundation of this Cos d’Estournel

but I imagine it will remain a brute for quite some time beyond that

mineral- and spice-laced finish

chewy texture and lovely freshness delivering a very long

licorice and sweet spices

Raul Perez, Ultreia Valtuille Vintage:2022 The palate is understated onThe 2021 Ultreia Valtuille was produced with the clay part of their Villegas plot, as the sandy part was used for the new Ultreia Villegas bottling but introduced the lower part of the vineyard with more soil and more clay. They produced more or less the same amount as in previous years, some 18 barriques; but in 2021, they introduced foudres for part of the wine, and in this first year, the foudre was newer (they used it to ferment a white before).