Alvaro Palacios is one of the big names of Spanish wine. His Priorat flagship, l’Ermita is one of Spain’s most expensive and lauded wines. Palacios Remondo is his family estate in Rioja. Stylistically, the wines of Palacios Remondo straddle the line of modern and traditional.
La Vendimia is the estate’s entry level wine, a Rioja Joven that sees a mere kiss of oak. Sweet juicy fruit is the emphasis here, and the wine delivers that in spades. Confit cherry and plum are to the fore, with spice lending complexity on the finish. While it may be relatively uncomplicated, this is a wine that scores very high on the drinkability scale. With its upfront fruit, it is very well suited to lightly spiced cuisine such as Moroccan tagines. Delicious!
2013 PALACIOS REMONDO LA VENDIMIA RIOJAProducer: Palacios Remondo
Variety: Tempranillo, Grenache
Vintage: 2013
Region: Rioja, Spain
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 17 October 2015
Tasting Note:
Bright cherry red. Attractive nose of berry fruit, touch of vanilla. Sweet fruited, ripe and juicy. Lots to like here – assortment of summer berry fruits. Modern in style, but self assured and rather delicious. The bottle disappeared all too quickly!
Score: 16.5/20
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