Álvaro Palacios Les Terrasses 2022
£42.11 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 12 months in used and new French oak barrels.
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £350.23Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £350.23 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.29 | £5.65 (-£5.65) |
| 7-12 | £15.32 | £7.66 (-£7.66) |
| 13-18 | £21.45 | £10.73 (-£10.73) |
| 19-24 | £29.33 | £14.67 (-£14.67) |
| 25-30 | £34.06 | £17.03 (-£17.03) |
| 31-36 | £38.09 | £19.04 (-£19.04) |
| 37-42 | £45.97 | £22.98 (-£22.98) |
| 43-48 | £50.35 | £25.17 (-£25.17) |
| 49-54 | £56.87 | £28.43 (-£28.43) |
| 55-60 | £61.11 | £30.56 (-£30.56) |
| VAT included | ||
