Mencia
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| VINTAGE | WINE | BOTTLE SIZE | PRICES | LIST SETTINGS |
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Villa de Corullon, Descendientes de J Palacios
Spain » Bierzo |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 35.00 | |
| 12 x £ 31.50 | ||||
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Special case price
£
378.00
Buy 12 and save £ 42.00 (10%) |
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Mencia,
Ready, but will keep,
14% alc.
Of all the dramatis personae responsible for the resurrection of the reputation of the Bierzo vineyard, none deserves more credit than the seemingly indefatigable Alvaro Palacios. Here we have slate vineyards on steep slopes, with 60 year-old Mencia vines; raw and rugged materials for a rich ... MORE Wine Gang Score: 91/100 | ||||
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San Martin, Descendientes de J Palacios
Spain » Bierzo |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 70.00 | |
| 12 x £ 63.00 | ||||
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Special case price
£
756.00
Buy 12 and save £ 84.00 (10%) |
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Mencia,
Ready, but will improve,
14.5% alc.
San Martin is a south-facing vineyard on a calcareous and schistous soil. It yields a very individualistic style of wine from the local Mencia grape, displaying a dark ruby/purple colour with mineral and floral notes, good acidity, ripe tannin, and a structured, zesty mouthfeel. | ||||
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Las Lamas, Descendientes de J Palacios
Spain » Bierzo |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 90.00 | |
| 12 x £ 81.00 | ||||
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Special case price
£
972.00
Buy 12 and save £ 108.00 (10%) |
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Mencia,
Ready, but will improve,
14.5% alc.
Farmed at 15 hl/hr on a precipitous bed-rock of schist, some at an altitude of over 700 metres, this wine is the sine qua non of Alvaro Palacio’s adventure in Bierzo. A powerful nose with eucalypt and liqueur de cassis to the fore, leading onto a dense but very finely textured palate with ... MORE The Wine Advocate Score: 92/100 Wine Gang Score: 94/100 | ||||
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