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TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.5%

The wine

Moncerbal is a wine with great body and plenty of muscle, yet extremely delicate; a fluid and direct wine, with an aroma-pervaded texture, a long-lasting palate and most expressive of its terroir.

Moncerbal is made with fruit that comes from three parcels located at Moncerbal, century-old vineyards growing Mencía grapes, producing low yields, planted with bush vines and facing southwest (80%) and northeast (20%).

Summary of Ricardo P. Palacios' evaluation of the 2016 vintage

2016 began mild and fairly rainy. It wasn't until the end of February that winter showed its true colours and brought some snow and frosts. April and May were problematic months as regards rainfall, which brought about a delay and an imbalance in the vegetative state of the vines.

Summer entered dry and rather warm on the Corullón slopes and the vines, as a late flowering crop, benefitted from these conditions, getting over the setbacks of the previous months.

September was a month of pleasant temperatures which prepared the way for a more tranquil harvest than the one in 2015. The grapes came through in a fine state of health and maturity, and harvesting was spread out over time, which allowed vinification to occur at a comfortable pace, safeguarding the freshness and the ethereal essence of a typically Atlantic vintage.

Ratings and awards

202295-97 PK
202198 PK
202097 PK96 SK96 DC
201998 PK95 PN94 SK
201898+ PK95 PN96 SK
201695 PK17 JR96-97 SK97 DC
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonPN: PeñínSK: SucklingDC: Decanter

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling

The 2019 Moncerbal is a "vino de paraje," produced with grapes (mostly Mencía but also 4% white grapes) from different plots that totaled 1.51 hectares in the same zone of the village of Corullón. It fermented with some full clusters and indigenous yeasts in oak vats for 46 days and matured in oak barrels and foudres for 11 months. It's one of the lower-alcohol wines (together with the Corullón) at 13.5% alcohol. This is super aromatic and floral, with notes of violets and also white flowers and even a citrus touch. This is the showier wine of the 2019s—textured, long and gentle, with a great finish. It has changing aromas and flavors, mixing flowers, herbs, berries, earth and even a lactic touch sometimes. It should develop further complexity in bottle. This is a great vintage for Moncerbal, keeping the freshness and poise of the 2018 in a warmer year. They use less and less new oak barrels, contrary to what they thought they'd need with the new winery. 3,488 bottles, 101 magnums and some larger formats were produced in 2019.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2022)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2019 - 98 PARKER

Bright mid crimson. Hugely aromatic and minerally nose. Great finesse with flavours reminiscent of raspberries crushed onto rock. Fine tannins again. Lots to get your teeth into. Clean and fresh.

— Jancis Robinson (25/02/2020)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2016 - 17 JANCIS ROBINSON

Lots of berry and cherry aromas that are rather jammy. Lots of freshly cut flowers. Yet, the palate is fine-tannined and beautiful with berry and blood-orange character. Extremely long finish. Give it three or four years to come together and open.

— James Suckling (14/10/2021)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2019 - 94 SUCKLING

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The winery

Descendientes de J. Palacios

Descendientes de J. Palacios

The small town of Corullón is set in a landscape of hills, amidst ancient slate-covered slopes, in a land of monks and pilgrimages (Compostela is not far away) and amongst Mencía grapes - an exceptional setting which Ricardo Pérez Palacios and Álvaro Palacios (Álvaro Palacios, Priorat) discovered in 1999. A new winery to join the Palacios dynasty (Palacios Remondo, in La Rioja), it extends to a total of 27 ha of vineyards scattered over nearly...

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