Volgens Wine Spectator de beste wijn ter wereld prijs/kwaliteit:
Pétalos 2023
Wij kregen net de Pétalos 2023 binnen.
Alweer een tour de force van Alvaro en Ricardo Palacios in Bierzo.
Deze Pétalos is de runner van het domein. Hoofdzakelijk Mencía.
Dit is een rode wijn zonder kapsones met toch veel inhoud en smaak.
5 jaar geleden werd hij door Wine Spectator nog uitgeroepen tot de beste rode wijn ter wereld prijs/kwaliteit!!
Sinds het begin werkt Ricardo biodynamisch, niet simpel op deze vaak steile leisteenhellingen.
Maar het resultaat is zondermeer één van de allerbeste
prijs/kwaliteit Bierzo’s.
Kijk wat R. Parker erover vertelt:
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.“