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| | Not much to add to last week’s introduction to Petalos… Superstar Spanish winemaker Alvaro Palacios and his nephew, Ricardo Perez, had an affinity for the Bierzo AVA in northwest Spain, part of the Castilla y Leon region. They were intrigued by the region’s steep slopes and the slate and granite soils. Here the Mencia grape thrives. Mencia produces wines that are bright, juicy, soft and easy to drink. Think of it as a wine reminiscent of a mixture between French Cab Franc and Syrah. Like Petalos, Corullon is a critic’s darling, always receiving high praise and scores… |
| | ‣ “The bottled village red 2022 Corullón was produced with grapes from around 90 different plots and had a short élevage of eight months in barrel. It is 93% Mencía, 4% Jerez (Palomino), 2.5% Alicante Bouschet and 0.5% Gran Negro bottled at 13.5% alcohol. It's floral and aromatic, but compared with the more-austere 2023, it comes through as more generous, riper and a little gentler, with more fruit but with elegance and freshness that nobody expected during the torrid summer and harvest. It keeps the freshness and poise, with fine-grained tannins”. 96 Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate, Jun 2024
‣ “A difficult vintage has delivered more tannins to the wine, but it is nevertheless fresh and nervy, with grilled grapefruit, white pepper and hibiscus. Structured in terms of the firmness and the quantity of the tannins. It’s very different from the 2021 vintage, which shows nimbleness and agility. Vertical but still quite bright. It needs two more years to come around. Drink from 2026.”
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James Suckling, Oct 2024 |
| 2022 Descendientes de Jose Palacios 'Corullón' Bierzo |
| | 2022 Descendientes de Jose Palacios 'Corullón' Bierzo |
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