Castro Ventosa Valtuille Joven 2023

Castro Ventosa

Castro Ventosa Valtuille Joven 2023

Style Wine Spain Red
Producer Castro Ventosa
Origin Castilla y León
$24 / btl
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What it tastes like.

Dark ruby-coloured, it reveals an enticing perfume of baking spices, eucalyptus/pine
notes, black cherry, and raspberry. This leads to a smooth-textured, sweet, forward wine
with no hard edges. Drink this lengthy effort over the next several years. It is a terrific
introduction to the Mencia grape and the Bierzo region.

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About Castro Ventosa.

Castro Ventosa is a Bierzo DO producer in Castilla y León, northwestern Spain, whose vineyards occupy the volcanic slate slopes around El Castro de Valtuille village. The estate works old-vine Mencía — some parcels exceeding 80 years — on high-altitude terraces above the Sil river valley. The wines are produced in association with Bierzo winemaker Raúl Pérez.

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How should I store it before opening?

Keep it somewhere cool, dark, and steady. Wine prefers cellar temperature; spirits are happier away from heat and direct sunlight.

How long will it keep once opened?

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Can I ask for a similar bottle?

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How is it packed for delivery?

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What about hot weather shipping?

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Castro Ventosa Valtuille Joven 2023
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Why Caravan backs Castro Ventosa

Castilla y León

Bierzo sits in the north-western corner of Castilla y León, in a transitional zone between the Atlantic and continental climates. Mencía grown on the steep slate hillsides of Valtuille shows a perfumed, mineral character quite different from the grape grown on the lower valley floor. Castro Ventosa works vine parcels of varying age — including old vines planted before mechanisation — and releases wines at different tiers from Joven to the longer-aged El Castro de Valtuille range.

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