Moncerbal 2023
136.38₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Descendientes de J. Palacios
Bierzo
Other vintages: 2022
Other sizes: Magnum
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Last year, Álvaro Palacios defined the 2023 Moncerbal as juicy and crystalline, an energetic red from 2.1 hectares in this paraje from Corullón where the soils are shallow and the vines are on steep slopes at 610 to 730 meters above sea level. It's 92% Mencía and 8% Jerez that fermented with some full clusters and indigenous yeasts in oak vats with manual punching down of the cap. Like most of the 2023s, it had an élevage of around 10 months and has contained alcohol, 13%, and in this case a slightly lower pH, 3.6. It's paler and also the most aromatic, floral, ethereal and insinuating. This is a vineyard that excels in less warm vintages, but it's also a vineyard that has suffered a lot from the drought in the last few years and needs some time to recover. Still, this has the textbook herbal side, with finesse and precision. It's perfumed, floral and showy, with notes of tangerine peel and also fennel and aniseed, pungent, mysterious and intoxicating... There is a transparency, symmetry and elegance. This is super approachable already. 6,446 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2025.
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Alcohol
14.5%
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Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 14 months in new French oak barrels.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 368.46₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 368.46₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 22.25₣ | 11.12₣ (-11.12₣) |
| 7-12 | 27.54₣ | 13.77₣ (-13.77₣) |
| 13-18 | 33.99₣ | 17.00₣ (-17.00₣) |
| 19-24 | 42.74₣ | 21.37₣ (-21.37₣) |
| 25-30 | 47.90₣ | 23.95₣ (-23.95₣) |
| 31-36 | 53.43₣ | 26.71₣ (-26.71₣) |
| 37-42 | 57.11₣ | 28.56₣ (-28.56₣) |
| 43-48 | 58.95₣ | 29.48₣ (-29.48₣) |
| 49-54 | 64.48₣ | 32.24₣ (-32.24₣) |
| 55-60 | 70.01₣ | 35.00₣ (-35.00₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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