Palacios Las Lamas '19
Alvaro Palacios – Grandes Vinos Clásicos
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Balanced tannins with ripe fruit,
vanilla and cedar
wood There’s not a lot of acidity, but impressive depth, nuance and complexity.
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- Wine Country
- Spain
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- Grape varieties wine
- Mencia
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- Wine-food combination
- Braised lamb, grilled red meat and rich cheeses
About this wine
Description & facts
Bierzo’s principal grape is the obscure,
indigenous red variety Mencía. While Bierzo is a relatively new wine appellation, it has a wealth of very old vines, planted on extremely steep hillsides, and in this respect it much resembles the Priorat region. Bierzo has rocketed onto the world wine stage in recent years, and no one is more responsible than Alvaro Palacios and his nephew Ricardo Perez. They started this winery in 1999 with a goal of crafting singular wines from Bierzo’s old vine variety, Mencia.
- Producer
- Alvaro Palacios – Grandes Vinos Clásicos
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Wine Region
- Rioja
- Classification
- DO Bierzo
- Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:
- Organic
- Vintage
- 2019
- Grape varieties wine
- Mencia
- % of grape varieties wine
- 90% Mencia, 7% white grape:Jerez 3% Alicante Boushet
- Tasting note
- Balanced tannins with ripe fruit, vanilla and cedar wood There’s not a lot of acidity, but impressive depth, nuance and complexity.
- Wine-food combination
- Braised lamb, grilled red meat and rich cheeses
- Vinification
- Partial destemming. Alcoholic fermentation in wooden oak vats with regular cap punching. Native yeasts. Ageing of 11 months in barriques and foudres. No filtering or cold stabilization.
- Location Vineyard
- Very steep slopes, south oriented
- Soil
- Slates with a thick layered structure, placedhorizontally. Clay is predominant. Hard erosion ensures constant rejuvenation of the soils. High presence of iron.
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 15 C
- Ageing potential
- High ageing potential of 10 years and more
- Awards & ratings
- Parker: 98+
