2015 Gratallops Vi de Vila, Álvaro Palacios, Priorat, Spain

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Garnacha, Cariñena
Ready - at best (Drink 2020 - 2034)
Luis Gutiérrez
92/100
Product: 20158004947

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2015 Gratallops Vi de Vila, Álvaro Palacios, Priorat, Spain

Description

The 2015 Gratallops is an incredibly fragrant wine. A field blend of 85% Garnacha, 13% Samsó (Carignan) and 2% white varieties such as Garnacha Blanca, it is almost Syrah-like on the nose with hints of violets and dark cherries. The palate displays a similar, Syrah quality with a wonderful mineral note of granite and an herbaceous freshness, yet a broader texture and lovely weight on the palate denotes its Priorat origins.

This may be the Village offering of the Priorat range but with a yield of only 12.75hl/ha it is hardly surprisingly that it is a beautifully crafted, long and superbly elegant wine.
Catriona Felstead MW, Spanish Buyer

Alvaro Palacios is one of the world’s great winemakers, crowned both 2015 Decanter Man of the Year & Winemaker’s Winemaker by the Institute of Masters of Wine most recently. Alvaro spent 2 years at Petrus before setting up on his own in Priorat in 1989, his wines are now consistently excellent and in the past few years have found a further level of refinement and elegance, they have found yet another gear.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Ready - at best (2020 - 2034)
Grape List Garnacha, Cariñena
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Alvaro Palacios

Critics reviews

Luis Gutiérrez 92/100
The village red vi de vila in Catalan) 2015 Gratallops is sourced from their own vineyards in the village, and the varietal components came to 85% Garnacha, 13% Cariena and 2% white grapes: Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo and PX. It fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in barriques for 15 months. Tasted next to the Terrasses from the same year, it doesn't have the finesse; it's not a powerful vintage and might be a little diluted, but it's full of flavor. 17,500 bottles were filled in February 2017.
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Apr 2018)

About this wine

Álvaro Palacios

Álvaro Palacios, whose family owns the prestigious Rioja Bodega, Palacios Remondo, spent two years at Château Pétrus before setting up on his own in Priorat in 1989. From the outset, he set out to produce world-class wines using fruit from extremely low-yielding old vines and applying ultra-modern winemaking techniques.
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