Raul Perez Camino del Norte El Soradal

Camino del Norte is the collaborative project of two incredible Bierzo winemakers, Raúl Pérez and Luis Miguel Fernández. Their goal was to produce wines with a quintessential Atlantic profile, fresh and elegant capturing the specific terroir of old vineyards planted on the upper river Sil, between Valtuille and Cacabelos. The site benefits from milder temperatures thus yielding fruit that ripens slower an in a more balanced way.

El Soradal owes its name to the single vineyard it hails from and is an elegant Mencía-based blend, with a touch of Pinot Noir, from 100+ year-old vines. Manually harvested and selected, the wine is fermented ‘whole-bunch’ (with its stems) and aged for 13 months in French oak barriques.
The nose is incredible expressive, with notes of ripe black fruit, wild herbs, cocoa and green tea, with a spicy and balsamic lining. Extremally pleasant and balanced palate, with filigreed tannins but retaining a rustic earthiness. Very fine aftertaste, with complex and lingering fresh fruit flavours. Delicous now but will also age beautifully.