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Bottle of Alvaro Palacios, Les Terrasses VV Priorat, 2022 - Red Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Alvaro Palacios, Les Terrasses VV Priorat, 2022

Red Wine from Catalonia, Spain
by Alvaro Palacios

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Alvaro Palacios is a pioneer in the modern Spanish winemaking scene. After studying enology in Bordeaux, Alvaro took his new found knowledge to Priorat, and became one of the key players in transforming the region into the renown region that it is today.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 93-95
"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." -Luis Gutiérrez

What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...

Varietal Notes
60% Garnacha, 40% Carinena
Vineyard
In 2007, Alvaro changed the sources of fruit for the Les Terrasses cuvee to only old vines or Velles Vinyes in Catalan. In doing so, he reduced the production of this wine by almost a 3rd and increased the quality a great deal. The wine comes from mostly estate vineyards with some purchased fruit from select lots of old vine Garnacha. Vineyard yields are low at 25 hL/hA.
Soil
100% slate called Llicorella in Catalan.
Viticulture
Harvesting is all done by hand. The estate vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically. Head pruned vines "poda en vaso". Soil worked by mule.
Vinification
The grapes are destemmed and sofly crushed. 30 day maceration. Fermentation is in stainless steel, cement and large wooden vats. Remontages and punching down.
Aging
10 months in French oak all of which was used to age previous vintages or Camins. 80% of the oak is one, two and three years old.

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Carignan , Grenache , Syrah

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied