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La Vendimia 2021 is a very pleasant and fresh young red and the most reasonable Rioja from the great Álvaro Palacios, a key figure in Spanish wine and creator of the legendary L'Ermita. This smooth coupage is part of the family winery’s portfolio, established and working in Alfaro since 1945.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
50% Garnacha tinta, 50% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
Oak barrels and foudres
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
A balanced blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo makes up La Vendimia 2021, the youngest and fruitiest wine from Palacios Remondo, Álvaro Palacios' family winery, which he returned to in 2000, after the death of his father, founder and owner, to take over the technical management.
This lively and versatile coupage comes from vines between 10 and 40 years old, located in the Rioja Baja or Eastern Rioja, as Palacios himself likes to call it. The vines were worked organically and the fruit was meticulously selected by hand. Once in the winery, it underwent spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats, with pumping over. Maceration lasted 20 days and malolactic fermentation also took place spontaneously. After ageing 30% of the wine in oak barrels and oak foudre, the coupage was produced with the red wine matured in tanks.
The 2021 vintage is a great business card for Bodegas Palacios Remondo. Under the guidance of Álvaro Palacios, the firm is currently experiencing a new phase based on the long family winemaking tradition and respect for the vineyard and the terroir, fundamentals that bring its creations closer to the concept of pago or single estate wines.
Tasting notes
A clean, bright ruby red colour with some purplish reflections.
In the nosing phase, fruity notes and other lighter spicy ones stand out.
Taste is fresh and easy to drink.
The winery
Bodegas Palacios Remondo is the home of Álvaro Palacios. Founded in 1945 by José Palacios Remondo, father of the creator of the legendary L'Ermita, the winery boasts a family tradition of 150 years linked to viticulture in Rioja Baja.
The winery is located in the center of Alfaro (D.O.Ca. Rioja), and its 110 hectares of vineyards stretch at the foothills of the Sierra de Yerga. The red garnacha, tempranillo, mazuelo, graciano, and viura vines are cultivated in the unique sites of Valfrío, Valviejo, and Valtomelloso, within the La Montesa estate, as well as in Las Mulgas and Quiñón Valmira. All of these are situated at a maximum altitude of 550 meters above sea level and are characterized by rugged, clay-limestone soils, which impart a distinctive mineral touch to the wines.
In the year 2000, after the passing of José Palacios Remondo, Bodegas Palacios Remondo began a new chapter with the return of his son Álvaro to the technical direction of the family business. Since then, the style of winemaking has evolved towards the concept of single-vineyard wines. The focus is on respecting the terroir and the vineyard, advocating for natural viticulture and artisanal winemaking, without chemicals or foreign yeasts, with red garnacha as the star variety.
The winery is located in the center of Alfaro (D.O.Ca. Rioja), and its 110 hectares of vineyards stretch at the foothills of the Sierra de Yerga. The red garnacha, tempranillo, mazuelo, graciano, and viura vines are cultivated in the unique sites of Valfrío, Valviejo, and Valtomelloso, within the La Montesa estate, as well as in Las Mulgas and Quiñón Valmira. All of these are situated at a maximum altitude of 550 meters above sea level and are characterized by rugged, clay-limestone soils, which impart a distinctive mineral touch to the wines.
In the year 2000, after the passing of José Palacios Remondo, Bodegas Palacios Remondo began a new chapter with the return of his son Álvaro to the technical direction of the family business. Since then, the style of winemaking has evolved towards the concept of single-vineyard wines. The focus is on respecting the terroir and the vineyard, advocating for natural viticulture and artisanal winemaking, without chemicals or foreign yeasts, with red garnacha as the star variety.