Descendientes de J. Palacios Descendientes de J. Palacios Corullón 2021 750ml

I was blown away by the 2020 wines in barrel in June 2021 and found the 2020 Villa de Corullón very ready, open, expressive, floral and ethereal. It destroyed the idea I had of a warm and ripe 2020. Ricardo Pérez Palacios told me he was thinking of bottling the 2020s earlier, as they didn’t need a long élevage, just nine or 10 months in barrel. The wine is pale, the palest Corullón ever, with 13.7% alcohol—perhaps the vines got blocked and didn’t develop more color compounds or sugar. The wine makes me think of a red from Jura; it has a different profile and is more delicate, ethereal and full of light and energy. Pérez, who hates comparisons with other regions, couldn’t stop saying that it felt like a Morey Saint Denis! It’s all flowers and red fruit, with a lot of super fine tannins (the 2019 tannins are rougher) that are round and give it a velvety texture with no rusticity—elegant and balanced. There is a nice balance between tannin and acidity, something this has in common with the 2019, which makes the vintages quite unusual, because being warm, the wines show balance. Today, it feels more like Moncerbal than the Moncerbal bottling; nevertheless, Corullón is around 40% from Moncerbal… It has to be my favorite Corullón to date. 22,183 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in October 2021. (Luis Gutiérrez)

The vino de villa village red 2021 Corullón is extremely floral and elegant, clean, precise, fresh and very complete and harmonious, with a super elegant mouthfeel and a very long finish. 19,716 bottles and some smaller and larger formats produced. It was bottled in January 2022. This is super balanced and is aging slowly, with potential to age much more. (Luis Gutiérrez)

The 2021 Corullón is 95% Mencía, 1% Alicante Bouschet, and 4% other whites blended in the field in Corullón, Bierzo. It integrates about 200 parcels in total. The 2021 reveals aromas of violets, delicate roses, and lavender, with hints of sour cherry and mint. Delicate with very fine, juicy tannins, it delivers freshness and good flavor. At 13.5% alcohol, it combines energy and agility without losing grace. The 2021 is a crunchy wine. (Joaquín Hidalgo)