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El Castro de Valtuille Joven 2022
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TECH SHEET
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- Vintage
- 2022
- Country
- SpainSpain
- Region
- D.O. Bierzo
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Bodegas Castro Ventosa
- Winemaker
- Raúl Pérez
- Alcohol
- 13% vol.
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Vintage
2022
4 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.
Type
Red
Red wine: fermented on the skins, which give colour, tannin and structure.
Producer
Bodegas Castro Ventosa
- Region
- D.O. Bierzo, Spain
- Winemaker
- Raúl Pérez
Grapes
Grapes in this wine
- Mencía
Fresh, aromatic red (Jaen in Dão, Mencía in Spain): red fruit and soft tannins.
See wines with Mencía - Alicante bouschet
Red-fleshed grape, iconic in Alentejo. Very deep colour, black fruit and firm tannins.
See wines with Alicante bouschet - othersSee wines with others
Alcohol
13% vol.
ABV shows the % of alcohol by volume.
Guide scale for wine — suggestion by style.
Bottle
750 ml
≈ 6 125 ml glasses
Wine profile
Body
This wine: 4 out of 5 — closer to «full».
How heavy and full the wine feels in your mouth — from light like skimmed milk to rich like cream. It comes mainly from alcohol, extract and, in sweet wines, sugar.
Wine profile
Tannin
This wine: 4 out of 5 — closer to «firm».
Tannins come from grape skins, seeds and oak. You feel them as a pleasant drying grip on gums and tongue — from silky and velvety to firm and chewy.
Wine profile
Acidity
This wine: 4 out of 5 — closer to «crisp».
The freshness that makes your mouth water, like a squeeze of lemon. It gives a wine tension, length and ageing potential, and makes it great with food.
Wine profile
Alcohol
This wine: 3 out of 5 — right in the middle (13% vol.).
Alcohol brings warmth and body. Still wines usually sit between about 11% and 15% ABV
Wine profile
Sweetness
This wine: 1 out of 5 — closer to «dry».
The residual sugar you can taste. EU label guide for still wines: dry up to ~4 g/L, medium-dry up to ~12 g/L, medium-sweet up to ~45 g/L, sweet above that.
Wine profile
RedRuby
Critics & awards
- James Suckling
- Robert Parker
- Guía Peñín
- Enterwine
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Description
El Castro de Valtuille Joven 2022 is a Spanish red from Bierzo, made mainly from Mencía by one of the world's most prestigious winemakers, Raúl Pérez.
Raúl Pérez needs no introduction: one of the world's best growers and award-winning many times over. This Valtuille is an exquisite young Mencía for every budget, letting us get close to Bierzo's exciting native grape in all its splendour, with very little influence from ageing in old 5,000-litre wood, and enjoy the mysteries of the master winemaker.
• 91+ Points Robert Parker (The Wine Advocate): Awarded by the prestigious critic Luis Gutiérrez. The "+" indicates the wine exceeded expectations for its category and has potential to evolve even better in bottle. It was praised as a "juicy, fruit-focused and very approachable" red.
• 93 Points James Suckling: Suckling is widely known for valuing wines with excellent energy, purity of fruit and liveliness, qualities that align perfectly with the profile of this red by Raúl Pérez.
.• 91 Points Guía Peñín: Spain's most important wine guide rated it 91 points, consolidating its status as a top-quality benchmark among young Spanish reds.
• 90 Points Enterwine: The Spanish review portal confirmed the consistency and balanced profile of this vintage.
What to serve with this wine
Dishes calculated from this wine’s profile, grapes and region.