La Montesa
2017La Montesa is a well-defined, refined wine, signed by the Palacios family, wine artisans wherever th...
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Review
La Montesa is a well-defined, refined wine, signed by the Palacios family, wine artisans wherever they make it, in the Priorat, Bierzo or La Rioja. With a little more Grenache added to each vintage, it is a flavoursome and refreshing wine, raised on the radiant slopes of Mount Yerga, in the highest part of the Alfaro municipality, in 'La Rioja Oriental'. In the words of Luis Gutiérrez, "it does feel like a more expensive wine".
Food pairing
Roast suckling pig / Rabbit with mushrooms / Roasted poultry
Vineyard
- Soil:Calcareous-clay
- Climate:Mediterranean with atlantic influence
Production
- Vinification material:Wood
- Ageing period:12 months
- Type of wood:French and american oak
Recommendations
- Optimum serving temperature:Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Customer reviews
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The Palacios family boasts an impressive vinicultural tradition that goes back over the last four generations. However, it was José Palacios Remondo who was really responsible for making the winery what it is today, by planting the best possible selection of La Rioja’s traditional grape varieties, and treating viticulture as his true vocation. Showing great vision for the future, he sent his children (now in charge of the company) to be trained at the best French schools of...
