Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy The 2018 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble

The 2018 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble is the first iteration of this cuvée

This is the fourth release of Hunting Hill Pinot Noir with no 2016 being made

Super-intense

grainy tannins and great tension

Brilliant magenta

Raul Perez, Valdecanada other_regions_italy The 2018 Pinot Noir L'EnsembleNew project. An area that Prez has restored, very old vines (8090 years old) in a cool subzone around Ponferrada at around 800900 m elevation on schist soils (cf the better known clay and sandy sites found across most of Bierzo). A steep site that is worked entirely by hand and with horses (so expensive to farm). Mainly Menca, plus Trousseau, Alicante and Palomino. There is a higher proportion of Palomino co planted in the field blend here and this,