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Floral, elegant, silky... the Pétalos del Bierzo 2014 is a wine that seduces and invites to a relaxed dinner with friends and family. This new vintage fits perfectly into the world of a well-earned fame due to Robert Parker and other media that have dedicated lots of great recommendations and critics to previous vintages which again, have been shared by clients and enthusiasts. The Pétalos del Bierzo 2014 is the ideal red wine to discover the Mencía variety that in this case is a mix of a vine from the valley and a vine from the mountain. Thanks to the vine's progressive age, Descendientes de J. Palacios achieves a profound and fresh red at the same time.
Technical sheet
Type Of Wine: | red wine |
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Vintage: | 2014 Other vintages |
Appellation: | Bierzo (Castilla y León, Spain) |
Cellar: | Descendientes de J. Palacios |
Volume: | 75cl Other volumes |
Grapes: | Alicante Bouschet, Mencía |
Allergens: | Contains Sulfites |
Alcohol Vol.: | 14% |
Description of Pétalos del Bierzo 2014
Pétalos del Bierzo 2014 (Alicante Bouschet and Mencía)
TASTING NOTES: Pétalos del Bierzo 2014
- View: Cherry red, dense.
- Nose: Intense, powerful, with aromas of black fruit and coffee.
- Mouth: Elegant, with a presence of fruit, sweet, persistent.
APPELLATION: Bierzo
VINEYARD: Descendientes de J. Palacios
GRAPES: Alicante Bouschet, Mencia,
AGEING: 10 months in new French oak barrels (10%) and used ones (90%)
PAIRING: cheeses, meats, meat, rice, risottos.
TEMPERATURE: 15-18 ªC
ALCOHOL: 14%
How to serve
Consumption temp.
15-18ºC
The Winery
Descendientes de J. Palacios

Ricardo Perez Palacios is one of the great architects of a quiet revolution is taking place in the, so far, Bierzo region quite stagnant. Chelo is the son of Palacios, of the dynasty known Palacios (Remondo) of the Rioja, and this adventure has helped his famous uncle, Alvaro Palacios, well known for its wines of Priorat. Ricardo, 25, whom everyone knows by 'titin', has a long experience in France, Chile and the United States, and the wine have lived since birth, and having visited a lot of great producers of France along with Alvaro. Passionate dedication to the two sides Palacios Bierzo are born, not good Mencia grape wines, but the first great wines of great area, perhaps one day the Priorat northwest.
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