César Márquez, Sufreiral 2023

Why we love this bottle

César Márquez is a young winemaker from Bierzo, in the northwest of Spain. He learned his trade for seven years with his uncle Raúl Pérez, one of the men who put Bierzo on the map. We love it because if his Parajes is a walk through the region, this is a visit to one special place.

Sufreiral is a single vineyard in the village of Toral de los Vados, with vines of more than a hundred years old. The soil is pure limestone, which is rare in Bierzo. César ages the wine in large wooden casks so the oak never takes over. He calls Sufreiral the wine with the strongest personality of all his wines. Red berries, roses and something chalky. Fine, silky and with a salty touch on the finish. Take your time, it changes with every sip.