Portrait of Ricardo Pérez Palacios
i. Biography
Ricardo Pérez Palacios’s work at Bodega Descendientes de J. Palacios is shaped by family structure and by the continuity that comes with a shared cellar. In Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain, that continuity is not abstract: it is built into the way the bodega operates, with Ricardo Pérez Palacios and his uncle Álvaro Palacios maintaining a practice rooted in place, repetition, and close attention. The line from Corullón, Spain, where he 1998, to Bordeaux training is the line that explains the work: local ground on one side, broader cellar discipline on the other.
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At a Glance - Current role: runs Bodega Descendientes de J. Palacios with Álvaro Palacios. - Place: Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain. - Founded: co-founded the bodega with his uncle in Corullón, Spain, in 1999. - Training: Bordeaux. - Craft: winemaking.
Signature
The signature wines associated with Ricardo Pérez Palacios are Pétalos, Corullón, Moncerbal, Las Lamas, and San Martín. Taken together, they show the range of Bodega Descendientes de J. Palacios without breaking from a single set of priorities: family knowledge, exacting attention, and a read on terroir shaped by both Villafranca del Bierzo and Bordeaux. The list is a practical map of the cellar’s work, with each name marking a different point on the same continuum of place, method, and consistency.
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Ricardo Pérez Palacios runs Bodega Descendientes de J. Palacios with his uncle Álvaro Palacios.
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