2021 Las Lamas, Descendientes de J. Palacios, Bierzo, Galicia

2021 Las Lamas, Descendientes de J. Palacios, Bierzo, Galicia

This is a juicy Mencía, with lots of pepper and floral lift. There’s a graphite note, and then plenty of wild flowers on the long, finessed finish. Excellent density here, too.

Critic score
97/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Spain
  • Grape
    Mencía / Jaén du Dao
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2043info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14.5%

Tasting notes

The 2021 Las Lamas had notes of herbs and curry; it was aromatic and represented quite faithfully the character of the place, a little more exotic. 2021 seems to be a very transparent vintage when the wines show the character of the place through contained ripeness and a little more austerity. This has 13.4% alcohol and a pH of 3.6. It has a medium-bodied palate with some tannins but with a very developed and aromatic nose, which seems to be the character of the year.

Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com
96—98/100

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