Bodegas Palacios Remondo "Vinas Viejas de la Propiedad" Rioja Oriental 2021

Wine Advocate : 95+ Points

(2/29/2024) The Propiedad bottling is not produced every year, and the 2021 Propiedad, mostly Garnacha (with 10% other grapes) from old organically farmed and head-pruned vines in the parajes of Las Mulgas, Cabecilla de la Ra and Valmira, fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. It has the signature of this cuvée in a cooler year: elegant and fresh but not lacking power or concentration. It has a velvety, precise and seamless palate, with great freshness and balance, red berry and crushed stone flavors and a citrus twist of freshness. There is a lot more depth and complexity compared with the already exceptional La Montesa. It’s fine-boned and elegant, with very fine tannins and a precise and clean finish. It's also powerful and ripe at 14.5% alcohol, keeping a pH of 3.5 and 5.3 grams of acidity. Drink Date: 2023 - 2030.

James Suckling : 95 Points

(4/12/2023) Vivid, racy fruit, full of strawberries, dark raspberries, pomegranate, mineral and rose hips. Subtle white pepper accent. The succulent medium-bodied palate is framed by bright berry fruit and fresh, chalky tannins. Intense but weightless, with a long, linear finish, full of energy and freshness. Delicious now, but can keep very well, too.