2022 | Alvaro Palacios 'Les Terrasses' Velles Vinyes | Priorat

2022 | Alvaro Palacios 'Les Terrasses' Velles Vinyes | Priorat
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2022 | Alvaro Palacios 'Les Terrasses' Velles Vinyes | Priorat

2022 Bottle 750ml
Regular price $ 56.00
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I tasted this still-unbottled regional red in January 2024. The 2022 Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes has grapes from 53 vineyards in seven villages, and in 2022, it was 60% Garnacha, 39% Cariñena and 1% white grapes, higher in Cariñena than in recent years in this extremely warm and dry year. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats with part of full clusters, had a 41-day maceration and should spend some 12 months in French barriques and larger barrels. It's fully ripe at 14.5% alcohol while keeping a pH of 3.55 and 5.05 grams of acidity (measured in tartaric acid per liter of wine), parameters of very good freshness. This is always a little earthier and with a beautiful touch of rusticity showing the character of Priorat. It's ripe without excess; all the 2022s show surprisingly fresh for such a warm and dry year.

95 Pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Characteristics
Red Wine
Bold and Structured
Grape Variety
Carignan - Grenache - Syrah
Pairs well with
Lamb
Star Wine Critic Scores
95 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
94 Revista Adega
93 James Suckling
93 Wine Spectator
92 Hudin.com
92 CellarTracker
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