Descendientes de Jose Palacios, Corullon Bierzo, 2022 msk_champ_ps_22 fermented in open-air wooden vats

fermented in open-air wooden vats

and crushed herbs wrapped in ultra-fine tannins

Free-run and press wines blended for malolactic in barrels

The blend skews toward Cabernet Sauvignon

producing ripe

Descendientes de Jose Palacios, Corullon Bierzo, 2022 msk_champ_ps_22 fermented in open-air wooden vatslvaro Palacios (of L'Ermita fame) and nephew Ricardo Prez didn't come to Bierzo to follow trendsthey came to preserve ancient vineyards that had been abandoned. Corulln draws from roughly 90 different plots on steep schist and slate hillsides at 500 to 950 meters elevation, many with vines over 100 years old. Ninety three percent Menca farmed biodynamically, harvested by hand and mule. Eight months of barrel aging lets the wine's mineral tension and