Alvaro Palacios Gratallops Vi de Vila, Garnacha, 750ml, Catalunya, Spain

The Wine
Álvaro has been instrumental in introducing the Burgundian ideas of Villages and Cru to Priorat. In 2006, he began to elaborate separately a collection of old vineyards from throughout the township of Gratallops to extend and commercialize this idea. Gratallops is the central village of Priorat, and this bottling today synthesizes both the town’s and the region’s qualities in a single bottling.
Tasting notes
Racy and elegant perfumes of red and blue berries, vivid strawberries, crushed violets and minerals with hints of five spice that build up on the nose, which is very attractive, enticing and layered. The medium-bodied palate is taut and juicy, with seamless tannins. Supple but also linear, with a long, ethereal finish. Sheer enjoyment now, but hold for another two or three years for additional complexity.
 
Ageing Potential: 2-5 years