A Glass Of Bierzo Bitte
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Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
A vineyard started in 1998 by Alvaro
Palacios…steep hillside..back-breaking…100% Mencia..a grape that ‘belongs’ to Bierzo.
Descendientes de J. Palacios
Petalos Mencia 2006
Bierzo, Spain
Purple coloured…red cherry aroma..mineral notes…burnt smoke..plenty of power but never heavy..this wine has a reserved sweetness (spends 4 months in small oak barrels)…tannins must be there..but hardly noticeable with the ripe fruit..dark spices
developed…worlds apart from the old style Rioja tasted a day before…perfect restaurant wine..holds up in glass and bottle…and would please every customer.
Points 17
PS…click on the photo..impressive..if I do say so myself
