Palacios Remondo Rioja ‘Propiedad’ 2021

A fully Garnacha-based Rioja, making it something of a curiosity, aged 18 months in oak foudres, adding flavour but not overwhelming the character of the fruit. Delivers peppery, herbaceous notes along intense red fruit and a touch of cocoa and savoury balance, and a little fragrant rose too. Structure from some firm tannins but it’s a lively, complex wine, ready to drink but will repay cellaring too.
“I was really taken by the 2020 Propiedad, a pale and bright ruby-colored wine with subtleness and elegance despite its 14.5% alcohol. The old vines are a majority of Garnacha and maybe 8% other varieties. The wine is floral, with notes of stone fruit, clean and without fissures, seamless, quite showy and with a terrific sense of balance and elegance.” 95 pts Luis Gutiérrez The Wine Advocate NB Note on 2020