winery

Bodegas Luis Pérez

Spain

Philosophy

Multiple harvests of Palomino Fino through five passes: green fruit for distillation, night-harvested grapes for fresh vino de pasto, and progressively sun-dried fruit (7–48 hours asoleo) for ancestral sherries and reds. Unfortified, vintage-dated expressions where terroir governs style rather than cellar technique.

Reputation

Founded in 2002 by Luis Pérez, a professor of oenology at the University of Cádiz and former chief winemaker at Domecq, Bodegas Luis Pérez emerged from a singular conviction: Jerez must return to the vineyard. With his son Willy, Luis acquired Hacienda Vistahermosa atop Pago del Corchuelo and began retrieving historical pago identities—Balbaína, Carrascal, Macharnudo, Añina—each with its own terroir language inscribed in albariza, barajuelas, and tosca.

AllocationHacienda Vistahermosa estate confirms 25 hectares total with 14 hectares of red varieties; El Corregidor property has 40 hectares with 22 hectares 50-year-old Palomino Fino + 13 Pedro Ximénez + 4 Tintilla + 0.5 ha each Mantuo/Vijiriega (stated 60 ha albariza visible from cortijo). Additional holdings in Balbaína (Calderín del Obispo), Macharnudo (La Escribana, San Cayetano), Añina, and Corchuelo (2 ha Tintilla planted 2009). Conservative total estimate ~80 hectares across all pagos. Farming practice described as 'organic and sustainable' by Polaner but no formal certification body listed in sources; tagged organic_practicing pending verification. Production volume not stated in any source—order of magnitude unknown. Website severely outdated (May 2019 metadata). Luis Pérez Rodriguez is full legal name. Willy Pérez (Guillermo) now public face and winemaking lead; Luis maintains theoretical/oenological role. No UK/Japan-specific importers identified; TSA mentioned as UK distributor. Five signature wines selected to span red/white table wines and ancestral sherries. | Importer overflow captured (importer_us): 'European Cellars (Charlotte, NC); Indigo Wine; Polaner Selections; The Spanish Acquisition'

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