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Camins del Priorat is the youngest and freshest of the Álvaro Palacios wines. The grape with which it's elaborated proceeds from selected vineyards of eight towns, Gratallops, Porrera and Bellmunt among others.
Technical sheet
| Type Of Wine: | red wine |
|---|---|
| Vintage: | 2012 Other vintages |
| Appellation: | Priorat (Catalonia, Spain) |
| Winery: | Álvaro Palacios |
| Volume: | 75cl Other volumes |
| Grapes: | Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cariñena, Grenache, Garnacha, Merlot, Samsó, Syrah, Garnacha negra |
| Allergens: | Contains Sulfites |
| Alcohol Vol.: | 14.5% |
Elaboration of Camins del Priorat 2012
Camins del Priorat 2012 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cariñena, Grenache, Garnacha, Merlot, Samsó, Syrah and Garnacha negra)
TASTING NOTES:
- View: Camins del Priorat 2012 is high layer, with a very intense cherry color with violet hues on the rim.
- Nose: Good aromatic intensity, with lots of red and black fruit, floral notes appear as well as some minerals and lactic note.
- Palate: The palate is balanced, sweet, with a grand entrance and a very nice, very polished and elegant step. Complex aftertaste, fruit and some cocoa. Good tour.
DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN: Priorat
VINEYARD: Alvaro Palacios
GRAPES: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache, Carignane, Syrah, Grenache.
PAIRING: It will be the best companion to stews, red meats made wood fire grill.
Alcohol: 14.5%
The Winery
Álvaro Palacios
Alvaro Palacios Priorat reaches in 1989, the town of Gratallops, along with Rene Barbier, Carles Pastrana and José Luis Pérez, with the intention to transmit to their wines (Bodegas Alvaro Palacios) the character of this land. They believed in the Priorat, full of sharp essences of Mediterranean sunshine, cliffs and shale, fennel and olive groves, a land of mystical soul.
More about the WineryReviews of Camins del Priorat 2012
In the mouth it's supple and velvety on the attack, the wine offers a gorgeous ripe blueberry, fig, and blackcurrant fruit accented by notes of dark roasted coffee beans and bakers chocolate. Fine, buffered tannins emerge on the wines back-palate and segue it to a long, spicy, licorice-tinged finish.
- The Camins is Alvaro's entry level wine and is great value for money.
- The grapes come from a range of climats around Gratallops and from 10-50 year old vines planted on terraced slopes. The cepage is 50% Carignena, 40% Garnacha and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah and the wine spends 8 months in older French barrels.
- Alvaro Palacios first came to Gratallops in 1989, thanks to a group of local producers commited to obtaining the best from Priorat, land characterized by its rugged environment, terraced hillside and old vines.
- The region has expanded nearly four times since but Alvaro is determined to produce the best wines from this difficult terrain has not diminished. The vines are planted mostly on very steep slopes at a high altitude.
- The roots go down very deep into the schist soil and organic viticulture is practiced.
- Limited stock, changing to 2013 soon.