Castro Candaz 2022 is the result of the talent of the prestigious Raúl Pérez and Rodrigo Méndez. The winemakers craft, in the D.O. Ribeira Sacra, a young single-varietal mencía that captivates with its intriguing mineral nuances and incredible freshness.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Mencía
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
6 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Castro Candaz 2022 is the introduction to the project of Raúl Pérez and Rodrigo Méndez in the Ribeira Sacra, with the mencía variety as the absolute protagonist.
Castro Candaz 2022 is a magnificent young red wine with 6 months of aging in French oak barrels, marked by a fruity character and subtle aromaticity. This is the result of the firm commitment of these renowned winemakers to traditional viticulture and winemaking, aiming to bring the maximum expression of the mencía variety and the Galician terroir it comes from to the glass.
The winery
Winery
Raúl Pérez Bodegas y Viñedos is not a typical winery. For the Bercian winemaker, his company is not about having facilities and a handful of vineyard hectares which he does have, in Salas de los Barrios (where he produces Ultreia Valtuille) and Valdevimbre- but about making wine wherever he feels like it, whether in Monterrei, Ribeira Sacra, or South Africa. Raúl is a wine enthusiast who embarks on projects he believes in and advises numerous wineries in the northwest of Spain.
Raúl Pérez, born in Valtuille de Abajo (León), began his career in 1993 at the family winery Castro Ventosa. After working there for 10 years, he decided to broaden his horizons and, having become a truly free spirit, started a series of projects, each more successful than the last. He became the technical director of Bodegas Estefanía, also in Bierzo, and continued producing and advising in various regions such as León, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Madrid, and Portugal, among others. Raúl Pérez is currently considered one of the best winemakers in this country and, unanimously, as the one with the brightest future.