The 2009 Prieto Picudo is sourced from 100-year-old vines and aged for 17 months in French oak. Aromas of sandalwood, spice box, boysenberry, mulberry, and earthy minerals inform the nose of this vibrant, nearly shimmering red. It has the fruit and structure for balance and should evolve for another 4-5 years. It is the prototype for Prieto Picudo that will offer a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2024+. Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez is the hangout of Spain’s most visionary vigneron, Raul Perez. These latest releases only reinforce the legend.Importer: Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; INK”http://www.oleimports.com”www.oleimports.com

Perhaps the most unique (and difficult to describe) of the Raul Perez wines is the 2007 Prieto Picudo sourced from 100-year-old vines and aged for 17 months in French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it has a mind-boggling, sexy bouquet of mineral, truffle, incense, kinky wild blackberry, and black raspberry, Firm on the palate, it is already complex, with silky-textured black fruits, succulent flavors, and a 60-second finish. There is no track record of how it might evolve but its impeccable balance suggests that 6-8 years (or longer) is well within reason. The extraordinary wines of Raul Perez must be tasted to be believed. Words simply cannot do them justice. The problem is that they are produced in minuscule quantities.Importer: Patrick Mata and Alberto Orte, Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 740-4724