Alvaro Palacios - Vi de Vila Gratallops 2022 (750ml) Vespaiola

Alvaro Palacios - Vi de Vila Gratallops 2022 (750ml) Vespaiola93 95 Points, Luis Gutirrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2022 Gratallops is a village wine, "vi de vila" in the Catalan language, which is the official category from the Priorat appellation. The wine shows the ancestral mix of local varieties, which this year is 80% Garnacha, 19% Cariena and 1% white grapes, Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo and Pedro Ximnez from different vineyards in the village. Like the rest of the wines, it fermented with part of

Well-integrated and juicy

Port Type: White Port

a blend of Grenache

and cassis with nuances of Mediterranean scrubland

Parco dei Monaci is an ancient estate 5 km south of Matera – the historic city of the “Sassi” proclaimed a world heritage site by Unesco

a moreish tingle of acidity to finish

cedar and fresh tobacco

strawberries and sour cherries

located in the “Parc Naturel Regional du Luberon” in Gargas—Southeastern extreme of the Rhône wine region of France—very close to Provence

complex and lively

black tea and vanilla-cinnamon notes on a full body with soft tannins

With a plushness on the palate