Descendientes de J. Palacios: Petalos del Bierzo D.O. 2023

: Alicante Bouschet, Godello, Gran Negro, Jerez, Mencia, Negreda, Valenciana

: rød, tør; 13,0% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2026–2038

: silkeblød og aromatisk; frisk og syrlig; velsmagende & krydret

: Lobenberg: 93+/100; Parker: 93+/100; Suckling: 93/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 93/100; Wine Spectator: 93/100

: Spanien, Bierzo

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Descendientes de J. Palacios, Avda. Calvo Sotelo N° 6, 24500 Villafranca del Bierzo (León), SPANIEN

Hovedsageligt Mencia, men med den sjældne Alicante Bouschet og andre autoktone druesorter fra biodynamisk dyrkning, blandet, gammelt sæt. Spontan gæring. Dyrket på skifer og kalksten. Det lyder genialt og spændende. Transparent rubinrød farve. Krydderier, modne ribs, fyldig rød frugt og balsamico-noter, derefter også tobak. Duftende, blomsteragtig, viol, blåbær og delikat salt lakrids. Det fintvævede stof forbliver først kompakt og friskt i baggrunden, og så dukker der modne kirsebær, chokolade og solbær op. Men alt forbliver fint og med en gennemsigtig lethed. Silkeagtig og fløjlsagtig, strålende drikkeflow. Denne fantastiske blanding af iberisk modenhed og køligt mikroklima er meget let at genkende, og Ricardo Palacios fortjener stor ros for denne friske og aromatiske vin.

Den spektakulære årgang 2023 betragtes i Spanien som en milepæl inden for elegance. Vinen er betydeligt mere afbalanceret end 2022 og fremstår som en moden, ualmindelig harmonisk version af 2020. Den charmerer med en stenet reduktion, en betagende renhed og en præcis symmetri af absolut verdensklasse.

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Parker om: Petalos del Bierzo D.O.

The 2023 Pétalos has around 20% grapes from Corullón and the rest bought from around 100 families across Bierzo, approximately 91% Mencía, 8% whites and 1% other reds that fermented in open-top oak and stainless steel vats with indigenous yeast. Malolactic fermentation took a couple of months in oak and stainless steel, and the wine matured in barriques and bocoyes for 10 months. It comes in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.74. It has a serious nose that combines berry fruit with herbs and a licorice twist, and it is a little tighter and more herbal, denoting more sensation of freshness in the wine even if the year was also warmish. But the peaks of heat did not reach the highs they did in 2022. It makes you think of the Bierzo wines from yesteryear, with the rain during the harvest. It's elegant but there's weight. Despite the price level, this is a wine that aged beautifully in bottle, something you don't expect in an entry-level wine. Final production figures were as expected, 297,867 bottles. The wine was bottled between January and April 2025. This keeps its position as one of the best values in Spain.

Suckling om: Petalos del Bierzo D.O.

This has dark cherries, underbrush, dried flowers and a bright edge on the nose. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with firm, focused tannins. It’s polished and angular, almost skeletal in structure. About 85% mencia with small amounts of other red and white varieties co-planted in the vineyard. Drink or hold.

Jeb Dunnuck om: Petalos del Bierzo D.O.

The 2023 Petalos is a smooth, supple, easy-to-drink Mencia made in a refined and elegant style with integrated acidity. Long and lengthy on the palate, this is the wine that set the producers on their mission to show what Bierzo could do. Dusty and earthy in cacao powder, it’s a complete, complex red from different villages in and around Corullon and Villafranca del Bierzo planted in clay, iron-rich, and sandy soils. Along with the majority of Mencia, it has Alicante Bouschet, Gran Negro, Pan y Carne, Negreda, and other reds, as well as whites such as Jerez, Valenciana, Malvasia, and Godello, all from old bush vines. Delicious. Drink now through 2033.

Wine Spectator om: Petalos del Bierzo D.O.

A suave red, offering depth and focus, with flavors of crushed mulberry and blackberry fruit, black olive, mountain herbs, pepper and paprika. Yet this is harmonious throughout, integrating supple, fine-grained tannins and plum skin–infused acidity. A minerally underpinning of smoke and crushed gravel emerges to drive the refined finish. Drink now through 2036.

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