2024 Descendientes De José Palacios Villa De Corullón

Jeb Dunnuck (95-96) – “The powerful entry of the 2024 Villa De Corullon makes a statement, the grapes from the village of Corullon, a blend of different hillside plots from this one village. Mencia dominates, blended with Alicante Bouschet, Estaladina, and the white grape Jerez. The soils are slate but more broken and decomposed, leading to more even ripening. Light in color, it has a sleek, floral quality, and though still in barrel, is already a profound, complete wine. The producer only bottles the plots that are special. This one is. Founded in 1999 by Alvaro Palacios and his nephew Ricardo Perez Palacios, this producer is all about showing off the bedrock, metamorphic, and slate soils in Bierzo, using it as a canvas for the different profiles of Mencia. They farm vineyards that are 130 years old and at high elevation, many interplanted with whites like Palomino.”