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2014 Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi, 1.5ltr, 1-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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2014 Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi, 1.5ltr

1.5ltr

RATINGS

96James Suckling

Subtle nose of dried rose petals, slate and hints of red cherries. Full body, a beautiful structure and a dense and harmonious texture.

95+ The Wine Advocate

...feels terribly lively, with a silkiness and purity, terse but at the same time ripe. The oak is very integrated and there is no volatility...the flavors are clearly reminiscent of the old vintages of Dofí but with a much more polished texture...the acidity gives it clout and depth, like claws clinging to you. It ends tasty and very mineral... Elegance in a bottle.

95Vinous / IWC

...strikingly complex array of fresh dark fruits, pungent flowers and exotic spices on the nose, with a smoky mineral flourish... Deeply concentrated and sweet, offering surprisingly energetic boysenberry, cherry-cola and violet pastille flavors that are underscored by a suave mineral and baking spice note...elegant, with fine-grained tannins framing an extremely long, penetrating finish.

92Wine Spectator

Polished...black cherry, pomegranate, smoky and mineral flavors, supported by light tannins and firm acidity...harmonious and lively.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Refreshing fresh fruit, showing purity and floral notes...all about subtlety and delicacy...profound yet refreshing. Light and very captivating.

PRODUCER

Alvaro Palacios

Alvaro Palacios is a Priorat winemaker established in 1990, when Alvaro Palacios bought his first vineyard, Finca Dofi. Palacios comes from a well-known winemaking family and he studied in Bordeaux before launching his own winery. The signature wines are Finca Dofi and L’Ermita. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “L’Ermita comes from a parcel of 70-year-old vines of which 85% is Garnacha; the balance Carinena and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a benchmark for a great Priorat.”

REGION

Spain, Cataluna, Priorato

Priorat in southern Catalonia is one of Spain’s newer regions for quality wines. With only about 2,500 vineyard acres, it is not one of Spain’s larger appellations, and its rocky mountains and hillsides make for challenging vineyard management. But grapes have been grown here in the rich, volcanic soil since at least the Middle Ages, when Carthusian monks planted vineyards. Bulk wines were the main focus here until the late 1970s, when pioneering Spanish winemakers Alvaro Palacios and René Barbier replanted vineyards and vastly improved winemaking in the region. Clos Mogador, Clos Erasmus and Finca Dofi were some of the now much-admired wineries started in the later decades of the 20th century. By the 1990s many innovative, quality-focused wineries were started in Priorat, making it one of the hottest winemaking regions in Spain. Priorat was made a DO in 1954 but upgraded to the prestigious Demoninación de Origen Calificada, or DOCa, in 2000. (In Catalan, the regional language, the appellation abbreviation is DOQ.) Full-flavored, full-bodied wines with relatively high alcohol content are characteristic of Priorat, with Garnacha (Grenache) and Carinena (Carignan) being the traditional grapes.