Selon Wine Spectator, le meilleur vin au monde en termes de rapport qualité-prix :
Pétalos 2023
Nous venons de recevoir le Pétalos 2023.
Une nouvelle démonstration de force signée Álvaro et Ricardo Palacios en Bierzo.
Pétalos est la cuvée d’introduction du domaine, élaborée principalement à partir de Mencía.
Un vin rouge sans prétention, mais avec beaucoup de fond et de goût.
Il y a cinq ans, Wine Spectator l’avait déjà sacré meilleur vin rouge au monde pour son rapport qualité-prix !!
Dès le départ, Ricardo travaille en biodynamie, un véritable défi sur ces coteaux de schiste souvent très pentus.
Mais le résultat est sans aucun doute
l’un des tout meilleurs rapports qualité-prix du Bierzo.
Découvrez ce qu’en dit R. Parker :
R. Parker : 93+/100
“The 2023 Pétalos has around 20% grapes from Corullón and the rest bought from around 100 families across Bierzo, approximately 91% Mencía, 8% whites and 1% other reds that fermented in open-top oak and stainless steel vats with indigenous yeast. Malolactic fermentation took a couple of months in oak and stainless steel, and the wine matured in barriques and bocoyes for 10 months. It comes in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.74. It has a serious nose that combines berry fruit with herbs and a licorice twist, and it is a little tighter and more herbal, denoting more sensation of freshness in the wine even if the year was also warmish. But the peaks of heat did not reach the highs they did in 2022. It makes you think of the Bierzo wines from yesteryear, with the rain during the harvest. It's elegant but there's weight. Despite the price level, this is a wine that aged beautifully in bottle, something you don't expect in an entry-level wine. This keeps its position as one of the best values in Spain.“