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Descendientes de Jose Palacios : Moncerbal 2023

Name: Descendientes de Jose Palacios : Moncerbal 2023
Brand: Descendientes de Jose Palacios
SKU: J2407/23
Price: 1587 SEK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.46 (140 reviews)

Castilla and Leon

Bierzo

- Red - See details

Parker | 97-99

1 587,00 kr Incl. VAT

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Packaging : 1 Bottle (75cl)

1 x 75CL

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Guaranteed provenanceWines sourced directly from the producing estates

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2022

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Marks and reviews

/100

Robert Parker

Luis Gutiérrez

Last year, Álvaro Palacios defined the 2023 Moncerbal as juicy and crystalline, an energetic red from 2.1 hectares in this paraje from Corullón where the soils are shallow and the vines are on steep slopes at 610 to 730 meters above sea level. It's 92% Mencía and 8% Jerez that fermented with some full clusters and indigenous yeasts in oak vats with manual punching down of the cap. Like most of the 2023s, it had an élevage of around 10 months and has contained alcohol, 13%, and in this case a slightly lower pH, 3.6. It's paler and also the most aromatic, floral, ethereal and insinuating. This is a vineyard that excels in less warm vintages, but it's also a vineyard that has suffered a lot from the drought in the last few years and needs some time to recover. Still, this has the textbook herbal side, with finesse and precision. It's perfumed, floral and showy, with notes of tangerine peel and also fennel and aniseed, pungent, mysterious and intoxicating... There is a transparency, symmetry and elegance. This is super approachable already. 6,446 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2025.

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Decanter

Tasted en primeur and, as with Villa de Corullón, this Moncerbal was a little reduced on the nose. In contrast, the palate was remarkable: alight with vivid acidity, bright cherry and pomelo fruits, wrapped with notes of creamy chocolate and structured by very fine tannin. Enjoy it soon, but will also benefit from ageing.

Description

Characteristics and Tasting Advice for the Moncerbal 2023 from Descendientes de Jose Palacios

Tasting

Color
The color displays a deep red hue.

Nose
The bouquet reveals aromas of fresh red fruits accompanied by delicate white floral notes.

Palate
On the palate, this wine exhibits a balanced structure with a beautiful mineral freshness characteristic of its slate terroir.

Serving and Aging
It is recommended to decant the Moncerbal 2023 at least one hour before serving. This wine shows high aging potential, with optimal drinking until around 2033.

The Delicacy and Richness of a Spanish Wine from Bierzo

The Estate
Descendientes de José Palacios is an estate founded in 1999 in the D.O. Bierzo. The vineyard spans approximately 35 to 40 hectares, divided into 200 to 220 plots located around Corullón on slate and schist slopes reaching up to 700 meters above sea level. The current owners are Ricardo Pérez Palacios and Álvaro Palacios. The estate, named after Álvaro’s father and Ricardo’s grandfather who passed away in 2000, is distinguished by its old mencía vines, biodynamic-inspired viticulture, meticulous parcel-by-parcel approach, and careful aging that reveal the mineral finesse of its terroirs.

The Vineyard
The Moncerbal comes from an exceptional paraje located in Corullón in the D.O. Bierzo. This 2.1-hectare vineyard extends across very steep Castille-León slopes facing southwest, between 610 and 730 meters above sea level. The Lower Cambrian Paleozoic soils consist of thick oblique layers of slate, quartzite, sandstone, and marble, with veins of marbled dolomites. This geological structure offers high porosity, allowing roots to delve into the deep subsoil. The 70- to 100-year-old vines are bush-trained according to traditional Bierzo methods, cultivated biodynamically, and plowed by mules.

Grape Varieties
The blend of this Bierzo wine consists of 95.5% mencía complemented by 4.5% white grape varieties (jerez and valenciana).

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