Description

Assemblage de Grenache et d'une faible proportion de Samsó (nom local du Carignan), Gratallops 2014 est issu des vignes les plus jeunes du domaine, réparties dans 8 parcelles de la commune de Gratallops. Son potentiel de garde exceptionnel promet de révéler dans quelques années toute la splendeur et la superbe de ces précieux raisins.

 

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Le domaine
Álvaro Palacios
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2014
Alcool
14.8% vol.
Cépage
80% Garnacha y 20% Samsó
Origine
Priorat

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

The red 2014 Gratallops is a "vi de vila" (a village wine), which is a category created in Priorat. Priorat has been a pioneer within the appellations of origin to start differentiating and defining origin in their wines. This is a blend of approximately 80% Garnacha and the rest Cariñena. All the plots used are mentioned on the label: Ermites, La Capella, Torrent, Coll del Corral, Socarrats, L’Hort de L’Olivar, La Font Nova, Carrerada, Coll de Falset, Obagues and Manyetes. It fermented in oak vat followed by malolactic and aging in barrique. This felt quite floral and open, aromatic and elegant, mixing flowers and Mediterranean herbs, and an earthy but subtle mineral sensation. The herbal sensation seems to grow with time in the glass. The palate is tasty, I guess the high acidity makes the wine long and amplifies the mineral/salty sensation in the finish. Agile and vertical, the abundant tannins seem sharpened by the acidity and it should benefit from some more time in bottle. 17,500 bottles were filled in April 2016.