The region of Bierzo in Old Castile was for a long time largely forgotten about in the wine map of Spain, till the arrival of Ricardo Palacios and uncle Alvaro, flush from his success in re-establishing the reputation of Priorat. The most distinctive local grape variety in Bierzo is Mencia, which everyone used to assume only made relatively simple wines till the Palacios and others showed how well it could respond to proper winemaking. The Petalos is a joy, fresh, floral, and full of sweet black fruit. Best of all, it`s not a wine that needs to spend hours in the decanter first. Pop and pour. (NT 10/08/16)
- Producer
- Descendientes de J.Palacios
- Origin
- Bierzo, North central Spain, Spain SPAIN
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Mencia
- Farming Style
- organic
- Maturity
- ready
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 12
- Wine Score
- 92+ points, Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, February 2019
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Media Reviews
Luis Gutierrez
I tasted two vintages of their entry-level wine because the 2016 Pétalos del Bierzo was sold out and the 2017 has already been released. Depending on the vintage, they use more or less white grapes in the fermentation, and in 2016 it was around 6%. It has an elegant profile, clean, floral and spicy, with a soft palate and subtle acidity that gives it a kick and makes it longer. This is one of the best value wines in Spain, and 2016 is not an exception. Perhaps it won`t be the longest-lived vintage, but it`s drinking beautifully and gives a lot of pleasure. It`s somehow reminiscent of 2013 or 2014, perhaps a tad warmer. There were a whopping 318,000 bottles and 3,000 magnums, which means they had 1,568 barrels of this wine. 92+ points
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