Rioja! How we love your wines. Food-friendly, full of flavor, ageworthy, excellent value… what’s not to love? This wine in particular, the 2022 Palacio del Burgo, garnered 95 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards and showcases why this part of the wine world is so attractive. 100% Tempranillo, this 2022 Crianza is at a great place right now and will pair with whatever the weather throws our way-- warm, summery day in December? Break out the grilled meats and the barbecue. Cold snap? Pair this with heartier winter fare and revel in the warming flavors.
The nose is filled with ripe, bright fruits-- notes of red berries, plum, cherries. Minerality, well water, rosebush, wet garden and mixed spice scents add support to the fruit, creating a lush, inviting precursor to tasting.
The palate continues with the fruit theme with, once again, tons of support from the secondary and tertiary layers. Bright red berries, plum, cherry, and a hint of citrus fruit are joined by touches of earth, minerality, sea salt, peppercorn and rose petal. The chewy tannins and bright acidity keep the bright fruits tempered and convivial-- the scents, flavors and textures and grip make for a harmonious team approach that clearly is a winning strategy.
DECANTER 95 POINTS - "Burnished with plums, mulberries, cherries and plums embraced by a casing of generous vanilla oak and creamy texture, with scores of chalky tannins and a tobacco length." Gold - Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
Winery Tasting Notes - "This wine is an intense cherry colour with ruby hues, with a nose in which there is a balance between the fruity notes of wild berries with vanilla and spices. In the mouth it is structured, silky and lingering."
The nose is filled with ripe, bright fruits-- notes of red berries, plum, cherries. Minerality, well water, rosebush, wet garden and mixed spice scents add support to the fruit, creating a lush, inviting precursor to tasting.
The palate continues with the fruit theme with, once again, tons of support from the secondary and tertiary layers. Bright red berries, plum, cherry, and a hint of citrus fruit are joined by touches of earth, minerality, sea salt, peppercorn and rose petal. The chewy tannins and bright acidity keep the bright fruits tempered and convivial-- the scents, flavors and textures and grip make for a harmonious team approach that clearly is a winning strategy.
DECANTER 95 POINTS - "Burnished with plums, mulberries, cherries and plums embraced by a casing of generous vanilla oak and creamy texture, with scores of chalky tannins and a tobacco length." Gold - Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
Winery Tasting Notes - "This wine is an intense cherry colour with ruby hues, with a nose in which there is a balance between the fruity notes of wild berries with vanilla and spices. In the mouth it is structured, silky and lingering."
