Descendientes Jose Palacios, Las Lamas

Descendientes Jose Palacios, Las LamasI love the bottled 2022 Las Lamas, from the 1. 6 hectares of vines in seven plots that are all together since they bought the last plot in 2017. Las Lamas behaves better in dry conditions, as it has more clay in the slate soils and retains water better. It was produced with 92% Menca and up to 8% of white grapes, and the wine shows perfumed, elegant and balanced. It fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and 49 days of maceration and matured in

I would say that 2015 marks the end of a chapter that saw very voluptuous and rounded wines up until this date

matched with superb acidity

raspy and moderately short finish

it's pure class on the palate and has an ethereal texture

This is one of the finest English sparkling wines on the US market and comes warmly recommended

Only once you get past those dehydrated

vanilla cream

It has intense aromas of cranberry sauce

You definitely get the sense this wine has more to offer once it fleshes out with extra bottle aging

but this is all finesse and class

with its hints of herbs

but when the wines are on – as they increasingly are – they merit considerable attention