Live From the Vines: Álvaro Palacios – Bierzo
Hosted by Ricardo Perez Palacios & Ronan Sayburn MS
Descendientes de J. Palacios is the work of two men: the esteemed Alvaro Palacios (who in the early 1990s lit up the wine world with his Priorat wines, most notably L’Ermita and his nephew Ricardo Pérez Palacios.
The pair joined forces towards the end of that same decade, launching Descendientes de J. Palacios in the then-obscure region of Bierzo in northeast Spain.
Now a poorly guarded secret, Bierzo seems to have it all: old vines; a monastic winemaking heritage; poor soils on teeth-clenchingly steep slopes, and a relatively unheard of grape variety (Mencia) perfectly acclimatised to its surroundings
Ronan Sayburn MS and Ricardo Pérez Palacios discuss the allure of Bierzo and the Mencia grape, and how this is realised in a portfolio of wines which is among the most desired in Spain and includes the majestic, prized Moncerbal.
Descendientes de J. Palacios, Villa de Corullón, Bierzo 2019
Descendientes de J. Palacios, Moncerbal, Bierzo 2019
Descendientes de J. Palacios, Las Lamas, Bierzo 2019
Descendientes de J. Palacios, La Faraona, Bierzo 2019
Descendientes de J. Palacios, La Faraona, Bierzo 2018
Descendientes de J. Palacios, La Faraona, Bierzo 2011