In 1995, inspired by the 50 th anniversary of the Bodega, Perica had been contemplating a personal challenge to commemorate the event with an elaboration that exalted and expressed all his passion for, and experience of, wine. A wine that would give great satisfaction to his friends, relatives and to all associates of Bodegas Perica in general.

As well as Perica, others with the opportunity to collaborate on this project are deeply satisfied having faced this challenge, contributing the best of their knowledge and experience to the creation. It remains up to those who have the opportunity to taste it to determine if the challenge had been successfully fulfilled, and to what extent.

This wine uses grapes from vines that are between 40 and 60 years old, vines to which the most traditional cultivation techniques of the region are applied based on the final quality of the fruit. With exhaustive monitoring of the maturation process the optimal moment of ripeness is established, leading to careful and selective harvesting by hand.

Previously de-stemmed, the pressed grape continues its transformation in controlled fermentation vats, closely monitored throughout the process to ensure the most appropriate time for each overpumping.

The wine is then extracted from the crushed grape skins some 20 days after the whole process began.It remains in the vat, resting with the lees, for 2 months, during which time malolactic fermentation will take place. After the two months, successive racking occurs until it naturally achieves complete clarity.

To complete this decanting process, it is passed to oak barrels (from the Far-East) where it stays for 24-26 months, and 4 racking processes are carried out during this period. The constant analytical and sensorial control of the wine continues in order to establish the perfect time to execute these processes, until it is declared complete and ready for bottling.

It is in the bottle for no less than 12 months, after which time it is considered ready for consumption. The firm qualities mean that, in appropriate storage conditions, this wine develops favourably and notably in the bottle for a further 4-5 years and, for those with the patience, it reaches its optimum expression a further 4-5 years after that.

The wine is glossy and dense, a dark cherry colour with crimson tones on the glass rim. The potent aromas of mature fruit, poliphenol and well assembled oak become smooth and merge harmoniously with spicy sensations of vanilla and pepper. It has a full taste, meaty with an elegant bouquet of mature fruit that stand up to the agreeably consistent and long-lasting tannins.

The natural selection of this maximum expression wine means the annual volume production is limited; the Bodega only uses crops where climatic conditions are deemed perfect for the task.