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Palacios Remondo
 Rioja Baja
Bodegas Palacios Remondo is based in Alfaro in the Rioja Baja. This old family firm has been revitalised by the homecoming of their son, Alvaro Palacios, who has already made his name, starting from scratch, with his extraordinary Priorato wines namely the stunning single-vineyard L'Ermita. When his gravely ill father asked him to come home and take sole charge of the winery’s fortunes, Alvaro agreed. He would have a free hand unconstrained by how things had been done in the past and more importantly he would have some spectacular vineyards with which to work. Back in the 1960’s, his father had planted some 250 acres of vines on chalky, south facing hillsides which were now producing amazing fruit. Alvaro knew that with these mature vineyards —mostly Tempranillo and Garnacha—he had the raw materials to immediately transform Palacios Remondo into one of Rioja’s elite estates. Together with his sister, Chelo, and brother, Rafael, Alvaro began his quest to fulfil this estate’s vast potential.
By the time of the 2000 harvest, Alvaro was firmly in charge and change happened at a breathtaking pace. Perhaps the most dramatic change was shutting down the bodega’s négociant business, which in recent years had constituted 75% of its production.
Alvaro believed that with 250 acres of great vineyards, he had no need for other growers’ fruit.
He also immediately imposed drastic vineyard management changes. Organic viticulture was
implemented, and yields were slashed. In the cellar, they began to phase out the existing
cooperage, replacing them with superior French barrels. Finally, the number of different cuvées produced was cut by more than half.
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| Bodegas Palacios Remondo Herencia Remondo Vendimia 2003 |
| Bin No. REMONDOVEN |
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Price: £8.00
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| The Vendimia from Alvaro Palacios is a fresh fruity modern style of Rioja made from 100% Tempranillo that spends about 4 months in new French oak. Bottled with no filtration this wine is an excellent introduction to the style of this once again rising star of Rioja. .. |
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| Palacios Remondo La Montesa 2004 - Rioja, Spain |
| Bin No. MONTESA04 |
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Price: £9.95
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| The La Montessa Rioja wine from Palacios Remondo is made from a blend of 40% Garnacha, 40% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo and 10% Graciano grapes all of which are sourced from the family’s own vineyards in the La Rioja at approximately 550m above sea-level. The vines are approaching twenty years in age now and are yielding some fantastic fruit. Green harvesting techniques are adopted to maximise the fruits potential and all harvesting is done by hand. .. |
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| Palacios Remondo La Montesa 2005 - Rioja, Spain |
| Bin No. MONTESA05 |
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Price: £10.50
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| The vineyards at Palacios Remondo are all organically farmed and the wines produced are bottled unfiltered and unfined.
The La Montessa Rioja wine from Palacios Remondo is made from a blend of 40% Garnacha, 40% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo and 10% Graciano grapes all of which are sourced from the family’s own vineyards in the La Rioja at approximately 550m above sea-level. The vines are approaching twenty years in age now and are yielding some fan .. |
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