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Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes 2022 750ml
$55.99
93-95 Points Wine Advocate
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Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes 2022 750ml
Product Details
A fresh, smooth, and deep wine. Aromas of black cherries and blackberries. Hints of spice and minerals. Well-balanced and has good acidity. Long and elegant finish.
It is a blend of grapes sourced from seven different municipalities within the DOQ Priorat: Gratallops, La Vilella Baixa, Bellmunt, El Lloar, El Molar, Porrera and Torroja. The vines range from 29 to 90 years in age and are growing on steep slopes "costers" made up of slate (llicorella) at altitudes between 350 and 640 meters with varying orientations.
Wine Advocate Review:
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. They expected to fill 113,000 bottles around March 2024. Drink 2025-2032.
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