| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 14.0% |
| Production | 280,000 - 320,000 bottles |
Pétalos del Bierzo
2022The Palacios, working their magic in the Bierzo
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Spec sheet
The wine
Bierzo or Burgundy? The question we ask ourselves on uncorking and then pouring out the first glass. Definitely Bierzo, but a special Bierzo at that. An undoubtedly fragrant wine, high quality, extremely pleasant, boasting what very few other wines can compete with in this price range. The sensation of smoothness is the feature that best defines the palate… and its name: Pétalos (Petals).
What does this wine taste like?
Broadly speaking, Pétalos is a wine with an Atlantic character and predominantly acidic fruit - a common occurrence in this region with so few hours of sunshine. Nevertheless, it is a lovely sweet-touched wine, with a dash of sugary lusciousness. Pétalos is along the lines of the great Moncerbal, crystalline and fluid, and offers suggestions of concentrated fruit, not overly ripe (the yields of these vineyards are extremely low), mineral traces, graphite notes, hummus and a balsamic background which gains in intensity with time in the glass; smoky notes too, wild flowers (violets, rockrose blossom), fresh wafts ... which add to its aromatic complexity and define its profile, as a perfumed and seductive wine. On the palate its great acidity contrasts with a very pleasant velvety feel. The wine is powerful, intense, oily, with hints of aromatic plants which confer on it a subtly bitter undertone.
| Light | Bold | |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth | Tannic | |
| Dry | Sweet | |
| Soft | Acidic |
View | Picota cherry red / Violet rim / Dark |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Higly aromatic / Pinks / Violets / Red berries / Smoky notes |
Mouth | Mineral / Velvety / Rich / Medium-bodied / Persistent |
Drinking and storing
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Food pairing
Ox fillet / Lamb / Cooked pork products / Serrano ham / Veal carpaccio / Blue cheeses
Ratings and awards
| 2023 | 92-94 PK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 93 PK | |||||
| 2021 | 93+ PK | |||||
| 2020 | 93+ PK | 92 SK | ||||
| 2019 | 93+ PK | 16.5 JR | 92 PN | 93 SK | 91 WS | 92 DC |
| 2018 | 93+ PK | 92 PN | 93 SK |
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis
robinsonPN: PeñínSK: SucklingWS: Wine
spectatorDC: Decanter
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling
Customer reviews
Winemaking
| Ageing period | Between 9 and 11 months |
|---|---|
| Type of wood | French oak |
| Clarification and filtration | Bottled unfined and unfiltered |
Vineyards
Pétalos is made using grapes from very old vines, planted at very high altitudes, in the Corullón district, where the soils are primarily slate, in contrast to the majority in the area which are naturally clay. It therefore starts off with certain specific conditions already in place, despite being thought of, as occurs with Burgundy, as a regional wine, and an introduction to the Bierzo. So it is, but just with a distinct personality.
| Vine age | Between 40 and 90 years |
|---|---|
| Soil | Clay sand / Slate |
| Climate | Continental with Atlantic influence |
| Yields | Low yields |
The winery
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...
