Petalos comes from 60-year-old Mencia vines, is aged in French oak to keep its fruitiness and typically has violet aromas alongside concentrated juicy red and black fruit. Corrullón is a blend of wines from parcels of old vines in around the town of the same name, while San Martin, Moncerbal, Las Lamas and La Faraona are outstanding single vineyard bottlings, which express subtle difference between the terroirs. Bierzo only became classified as a Denominación de Origen (DO) in 1989. Nevertheless, it is blessed with really old vines grown on steep hillsides, indeed much like Priorat is, and these are two key factors that convinced Alvaro Palacios of Bierzo’s potential. The winery is named in tribute to Alvaro’s father and Ricardo’s grandfather, who passed away in 2000.