Bierzo 'Petalos'; Descendientes de Jose Palacios 2021 (750ml)
Product price
$25.99
Description
Descendientes de J. Palacios, the storied producer from Bierzo in northwest Spain, brings Mencía to life in this 2021 Pétalos. The vintage stands out as a particularly successful expression of the estate's house style, bottled between late 2022 and spring 2023.
The wine carries an unusually moderate alcohol level (13.5%) that lets the varietal's natural juiciness shine through. Aromatic herbs dominate the nose alongside sappy plum notes, while the palate opens into dense, succulent cherry fruit with just enough herbaceous undertone to keep things lively. The mouthfeel is velvety and supple, with fine-grained tannins that finish clean and refreshing. This is a hedonistic, expressive wine meant to be enjoyed for its immediate pleasure, though the 2021 vintage has the structure to age if you prefer to cellar it.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Subregion | Bierzo |
| Varietal | Mencia |
| Producer | Descendientes de J. Palacios |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
2021 is clearly the finest vintage of the trio of 2020, 2021 and 2022, and the bottled 2021 Pétalos delivers what the unbottled samples promised: a wine with lower alcohol than ever (13.5%), lighter, a little narrower but with the juiciness of Mencía that seems to come back after some time in bottle. It has lots of notes of aromatic herbs, with some similar aromas to the La Faraona. It's quite expressive and showy, very pleasant and easy to drink, very gourmand, with a velvety mouthfeel and very fine tannins. 320,000 bottles and 2,567 magnums produced. It was bottled between November 2022 and March 2023. Approachable now, very hedonistic.
Youthful with hints of sappy plum on the nose. Dense, succulent cherry fruit with hints of herbaceousness. Lip-smacking acidity and polished tannins on the finish.