Raul Pérez

La Penitencia Mencía Blend

9.216 ratings
9.44 pro ratings
Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff.

Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff.

Feb 10th, 2022
Alex Alan

Wine Director Hotel Delmano

9.6

2013. The ill subliminal. In style and philosophy it's basically a "Spanish Burgundy" made from a Mencia blend. #SiteSpecific

2013. The ill subliminal. In style and philosophy it's basically a "Spanish Burgundy" made from a Mencia blend. #SiteSpecific

Jul 3rd, 2015
Benjamin Hickey

Rounded nice interstates acid, rolls on! Fresh.

Rounded nice interstates acid, rolls on! Fresh.

Aug 8th, 2017
Paul Phelps

Lots of finesse and depth and just absurd aromatics.

Lots of finesse and depth and just absurd aromatics.

May 19th, 2017
Dick Schinkel

2010 !

2010 !

Dec 15th, 2016
Dick Schinkel

2010

Dec 16th, 2014
Paul Boguszewski

Contains the Bastardo grape. Soft and elegant. Not bad.

Contains the Bastardo grape. Soft and elegant. Not bad.

Nov 29th, 2014
Naoki Sato

20140625 espelt vt.2012

20140625 espelt vt.2012

Jul 3rd, 2014
DAD Wine Lover

DAD had this 8 years ago

DAD had this 8 years ago

Nov 12th, 2016
Naoki Sato

20131121 espelt

20131121 espelt

Nov 28th, 2013