Our #2 Wine of the Year in 2024 is Back! And it’s a Steal.
Is Ultreia Saint Jacques possibly the best deal on red wine in all of Spain, if not the world?
The first vintage we offered earned the double whammy: #2 on our Wine of the Year list, while Raúl Pérez took our #1 Winemaker of the Year spot in 2024. Fair to say, it made an impression. Today brings the first release of the 2023 vintage, and we couldn’t be more excited.
“Is this the best winemaker in the world?”
Pedro Ballesteros MW, Decanter Magazine, 2018
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Raúl Pérez has shaped the landscape of fine wine in Spain since the ’90s, producing many of its most iconic wines, invigorating regions once thought lost to time, and inspiring a wave of revolutionary vignerons. After working for years to convince him that we were the right team to bring his wines to Ontario, he finally agreed.
And this is the wine that sits at the foundation of his success.
“Ultreia St Jacques is back and good as ever, building on a very strong reputation that makes it one of the best value wines in the world.”
Thomas Parker MW, 2023
A pure Mencia from Bierzo, Ultreia Saint Jacques is Raúl’s most important wine in so many ways. It is an incredibly complex wine that I would be happy paying $50 for. Exotic aromatics, layers of red and black fruit and flowers, tight tannins, racy acidity, and a scintillating finish—it has everything!
While I can’t stress enough how delicious this wine is right now, It will continue to improve for at least a decade. Having had vintages going back to 2007 of this humble wine that were over a decade old, my confidence comes from more than just a hunch.
Buy now and rejoice in what is surely among the greatest wines we’ve ever found under $50.
Run, don’t walk.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ULTREIA SAINT JACQUES BIERZO BY BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS RAÚL PÉREZ 2023
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
93+ Points
Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate, 2025
92 Points
Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous Media, 2025
Best Winemaker in the World
Bettane+Desseauve, 2015
BODY / STYLE / OAK
Medium bodied / Subtle and fruity, floral / Oaked
SWEETNESS / ABV
Dry / 13.5% alc./vol.
CELLARING /
Drink now or Cellar
BEST PAIRINGS /
Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables, Soft Cheese
TASTING NOTE /
“The 2023 Ultreia Saint Jacques has a lifted nose. In the rainy 2023, they selected from the many plots in different lieux-dits of Valtuille, which this year included El Val and El Cepón in Villafranca, mostly from very old vines, with 50% of the grapes purchased from growers. It fermented mostly with full clusters and had a long maceration and matured in used barrels. It has contained ripeness and less than 13% alcohol. All the 2023 reds from the Ultreia range are very clean. There are 140,000 bottles of this”
BOTTLES PER CASE / DELIVERY
6 x 750mL / Complimentary
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THE LOCATION: BIERZO, SPAIN
THE PRODUCER: BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS RAÚL PÉREZ
THE GRAPE: 100% MENCIA
