Petalos Wine

About Petalos

Petalos is a Spanish red wine from the Bierzo region, made from the Mencía grape. For the newcomer it's an accessible, fruit-driven red wine with a fine balance of power and elegance; for the connoisseur, Petalos is one of the wines that genuinely put Bierzo on the world wine map as a serious region, known for old, unirrigated vines on slate soil that give the grapes unusual concentration and minerality.

History & Background

Petalos is produced by Descendientes de J. Palacios, a wine house founded in 1999 by Álvaro Palacios and his nephew Ricardo Pérez Palacios, who set out to rediscover the Bierzo region's potential through old, neglected vineyards of Mencía vines, some over 80 years old. The family, who come from the renowned Rioja house Palacios Remondo, used their experience from other top Spanish regions to lift Bierzo into the international wine elite in under two decades. Petalos is today regarded as one of the region's most accessible yet still award-winning bottlings.

Production & Style

The grapes grow on old, often terraced vines in slate soil, giving the wine a mineral, fresh character.

Signature Style

Fruity, Mineral, Fresh
The wine offers a fruity, mineral character with a fresh, elegant finish.

Facts

Did You Know?

Petalos is part of the wide range of lesser-known but solid wine producers who rarely get the same attention as the very biggest, classic names.

Like Petalos? You should also try:

Årø Vingård, Errazuriz Vin and Rolland Galarreta Vin.