Description

En 2003, La Cova de la Raposa fut la première parcelle vinifiée séparément par Raúl Pérez. Deux hectares de vignes partagés par 6 propriétaires dans un cadre naturel extrême, à l'extrémité de la veine de sable qui traverse le village de Valtuille, aux sols argileux. Les vignes centenaires y produisent 2 à 3 grappes par pied pour donner le jour à un Mencía à la touche minérale remarquable.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2018
Alcool
13.5% vol.
Cépage
85% Mencía, 10% Alicante bouschet, 5% Otras
Origine
Bierzo

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

2016 was a year of mildew, and 2017 suffered frost. So, most of the single-vineyard bottlings jump from 2015 to 2018. Such is the case with the 2018 Valtuille La Cova de la Raposa, even though this is one of their warmest and ripest vineyards, a pure south-facing plot that was picked early this year (despite always being the first to be harvested). Perhaps the other big change is that, starting with the 2018 vintage, this matured exclusively in 500-liter oak barrels (it was mostly 225-liter barriques in the past). The extra freshness of the vintage, the earlier harvest and the larger barrels delivered a fresher and lighter wine with lower alcohol, despite being the most exuberant wine, with raspberries rather than violets. This is medium-bodied on the palate and refined, with integrated oak and no heat, and it feels brighter, with more light and more fluid. This could very well be the most elegant La Cova de la Raposa produced to date. 1,300 bottles were filled in May 2020.