Alvaro Palacios, Priorat, Terrasses

Amazing wine for the price. Offered blind to my wife: she rated it 94. There are black cherry and ripe blackberry fruits mixed with chocolate and grilled herbs. A lot of spices on the long finish. 93+. Excellent now. I will drink the other bottles I have in the next 12-18 months.

2017 vintage

Lost a bit of its aromatic luster but still lovely

2017 vintage

14.5% alcohol. G 60%, Car 39%, the balance coming from assorted white varieties according to a secondary source (others mention S and CS, so we are basically all over the place, but I certainly do not detect any CS in the mix...). Vg cork of substantial length. This note is based on a day 2 tasting (not by design, but the circumstances were not favourable for analytic tasting on day 1); wine kept refrigerated overnight and then allowed to come …

2017 vintage

🇪🇸Siguiendo con la cata vertical de las añadas 2014, 2017 y 2018. Tras la sutileza y complejidad de la edición 2014, pasamos al perfil más estructurado y afrutado de la 2017. Nariz de frutas rojas y sobre todo negras, aún maduras y vivaces, aderezadas con matices tostados y especiados. En boca, un vino con cierto cuerpo y volumen, pero pulido, armonioso, con acidez jugosa y final largo. Aunque menos expresivo que el 2014, está rico y tiene recorrido. 🍽️Restaurante Outback.

2017 vintage

Super solid wine for the price point

2017 vintage

Nice fruity medium-full body of bright juicy plum. A bit of lavender and red berries. Tannins fully integrated, and the wine is energetic.

2017 vintage

What I look forward to most about this is the blend. Not typical but just works. If seeking something singular that exemplifies Priorat, I would not reach for this; but for an easy-drinking Priorat in this price range, I would reach for this over just about anything.

2017 vintage

Ok wine but doesnt really do it for me. Maybe an off night, to young or something else but had higher expectations. Didnt take notes though.

2017 vintage

Decantado cinco horas. Color rubí brillante nariz magnífica y esplendorosa, con fruta roja es como fresas, moras, grosellas y todo tipo de frutas silvestres, además hierbas de monte, lavanda, orégano y tomillo y un determinado fondo mineral. La boca decae respecto a la nariz, es muy tánica, bastante masiva e hiper concentrada, algo alcohólica y amargante, da sensaciones frutales y minerales y final largo. Quizá con tiempo se atempere

2017 vintage

Monstrous wine. Nice on the start but really feel the alcoholic burn on the finish

2006 vintage

PnP. Fresh, and balanced, though not something that's overly memorable. A good food wine that offers avg complexity and length. Should hold at this level for another 5+ years. recommended

2017 vintage

nice and velvety. Will please any crowd. Is a bit one-dimensional. Not much depth behind.

2017 vintage

Could not place the nose or tasted... but super interesting. Could spend a few hours with the glass instead of the two minutes the rep gave us.

2017 vintage

Medium ruby in colour. Medium+ nose intensity with developing notes of smoke, earth, spices, pepper, cooked red fruits, black fruits, fig, prune. Dry, high acidity and alcohol. Medium+ tannin, body, flavour intensity and finish.

2017 vintage

Tasted side by side with 2017 Laurel Priorat. Hard to beat this, especially on value. Eminently drinkable already. A hint of oak on this, but not problematically so.

2017 vintage

Good intensity with bright pomegranate and raspberry. Crunchy acidity, rounded out by minerality and still some tannin to shed. Nice and in good spot. Still has years to go.

2006 vintage

Extremely fresh on the nose. Wild strawberry, red raspberry and lavender. Some more licorice, bacon and a very nice minerality to this wine. Medium to full bodied, with firm tannins. a little bitter mid palate with a slight lack of power but very elegant and properly concentrated. Very nice. 60% Grenache 40% carignan from slate soils aged 12 months in used oak. Drink or hold for a decade. 12,000 cases made.

2017 vintage

Masterclass - MW Tasting Exam Techniques with Tan Ying Hsien MW (Zoom) : Medium bright pink purple ruby, homogeneous, thick legs, high extraction. Aromas of a fresh floral bouquet, and raspberry, and somewhat minty. Fair acids, somewhat light, with a start of ripe blackberry, and then some purple flowers and mint

2017 vintage

Very mellow and flavorful. Melon, citrus, and vanilla.

2017 vintage

Of course, very young - but still very good. The nose with a classic southern Rhône touch, but restrained. Overall this is a balanced and almost velvety variant of the style. We like it, not necessarily much better with cellaring.

2017 vintage

Extremely young, but actually approachable, if you like the black pepper character from Carignan. Very vertical and manly wine, spicy with a very sound fruit. A wine from the hillside ... 92+ #test

2017 vintage

Avery nice Priorat. Spicy, fleshy full body with elegant dry finish. Drink now but looks to be good for at least a few more years.

2006 vintage

Apparently the 2017 is Grenache dominant (55/44) and comes from 80 different vineyards. Sligtly backwards on the nose, verging more to dried fruit and spiced plum, although with air there is a hint of Grenache perfume as well. Quite dense in the mouth. Firm tannins overriding the slightly cooked fruit that falls away surprisingly quickly. I think this needs some more time to come together.

2017 vintage

Classics of Spain Tasting (Plum Market - Chicago IL) : Walk around tasting, small glass. Bright and juicy red cherry throughout. Didn't quite show the old vine concentration I'm told this is from, but very fun and energetic. .

2017 vintage

It is fruity and has developed some sweet honey notes on the finish. Maybe a bit to juicy for my taste but still a very enjoyable and powerful wine.

2006 vintage

Let me start by saying there were 14 of us in a room and I was the only one that didn’t like it. It checked a lot of boxes but it was missing the one that sort of defines priorat for me. To me. It is chateauneuf w gusto. This is not. It’s too clean. Too stylized. Wouldn’t really want it if it were free. Later I chose the much less expensive roucas toumba vacqueyras over it.

2017 vintage

light, fresh, floral cherry fruits. Nice acidity to cut through the cheeses

2017 vintage

Excellent, 14.5% alc. Perfect now and would probably last longer easily. Colour: dark red berries Bouquet: dark sweet berries - blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, dusty, earthy, tobacco, black olive tapenade, black pepper, cereal, Palate: smooth with ripe black plum, liquorice, dark chocolate, cereal, vanilla oak, big soft tannins, very dry, dusty, grainy, dark berries, quite acidic long finish. Quite full bodied. June 1019

2006 vintage

New Year's dinner. Didn't pay great attention but it has evolved beautifully, retaining complexity and depth. Drink now or in the next year.

2006 vintage

Seemed disjointed. Tannins mostly resolved but the acidity overpowered everything else. Nice rusticity to it - Mrs. VeV thought it was a Ridge field blend.

2006 vintage

Average of my rating (89) and of my wife's (93). Very smooth with ripe black plum, some chocolate. The tannins are evolved. Drink now.

2006 vintage

On the nose: Dust, soil, tobacco, dark sweet berries that I cannot name. On the palate: Oak, vanilla, dry dust, dark berries. Low rate of tannins left but no acidity. Medium finish I would not say that it is over more in the middle of the drinking window.

2006 vintage

Totally dominated by the toasy oak. No other characteristics really shine through. Not my style.

2006 vintage

Said to be made from a blend of Garnacha and Carinyena (Carignan) and aged in barriques. Seems a little past its peak as the oak seems to dominate the fruit as it approaches 10yrs old. A little low acid and too much vanilla for me but, there is some appealing mineral and wild raspberry flavors that would be fantastic if this had more lift and less vanilla. A little jammy. I think others will love this wine more that I. …

2006 vintage

Lovely Priorat, balsamic with great minerality. Elegant and well-balanced, although the evolution over the course of the evening was not what I had hoped.

2006 vintage

Pop and pour after a off bottle of the 04. This had beautiful dark fruit with medium acidity and a smooth finish. Was even better after an hour.

2006 vintage

Opened and let it sit for over one hour,really lovely wine,medium body with a nice complexity,it kept getting better with tjme in the glass.I would buy it again,depending on the price.

2006 vintage

lactic - exactly, Harley! average, quite disappointing though. Alvaro's got a name to loose...

2006 vintage

Very floral. Full aromas of boysenberry, strawberry, orange pekoe tea, copper penny, meat and funk. Powerful, fresh and elegant. Medium to full bodied, medium plus acid, medium tannin, still a little chunky, a mid-palate sweetness, lots of life and energy, mineral finish. Not heavy or plodding at all. Just a touch salt. Alcohol shows a bit, but in a nice way. Great with yaki niku, kimchi and avocado. Tamed the tannin, rounded out the wine. Enjoyed over 3 hours, good …

2006 vintage

Way better than the past couple. Blackberries, cherries some earth and a touch of dark chocolate on the nose. Picked up a little weight from a couple years ago and is drinking really well. Great QPR

2006 vintage

The nose is full of cocoa and blackberries, with a layer of spices. The palate is just as comforting, with a finish that lasts, thanks to very fine tannins and great acidity. This is pure joy.

2006 vintage

Muy bien vino. Pero hay que dejarlo respirar un par de horas antes de beberlo.

2006 vintage

Just a few if what a Priorat can offer. Garrige nose, lactic notes and chocolate. Watery texture on the palate but also alcoholic and little harsh. Elegant? Quite complicated to give an answer when there are better examples in this denomination for this money. Paired with lamb cuttles and coleslaw salad. Sólo un poco de lo que el Priorato puede ofrecer. Nariz a algarrobas, notas lácticas y chocolate. Textura acuosa en boca pero también alcohólica y un poco amarga. Elegante? …

2006 vintage

very elegant, still typical but ageing fruit. acidity more or less gone, but still very stable. not too long of a finish, 'though.

2006 vintage

In the zone, drink for the next few years. Decanted one hour.

2006 vintage

Le vin commence à se révéler. Il entre dans son adolescence. Le fruit noir, l'anis et les tanins fermes mais moins accrochants. Devrait être délicieux dans 3 ou 4 ans

2006 vintage

Decanted and started drinking shortly there after. 1st taste was rough but soon smoothed out after the decant. Don't think this wine has moved a whole lot since my notes in July 2010. It's charming, a nice weight and shows some dark cherry fruit. Little heat on the finish. It has a charm to it but the oak is out in front and the wines seems to be aging at a glacial pace for it's lower end pedigree. I think …

2006 vintage

This was very light in color and depth in the mouth. Not really what I was expecting from this producer. It was still very reticent on the nose and the mouth. I'm not entirely sure if this is just the way this wine is or if it needs more time to come around. One more bottle that will lie down for a few years so I can get a better guage on these.

2006 vintage

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