Camins del Priorat 2016

Wine Young Crianza Priorat (Spain) produced by the winery Alvaro Palacios with grapes Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon Tinto. It maridará well with vegetables, mushrooms, roasted and cooked. The optimal consumption will be from now until 2019. It should be served at a temperature of between 12ºC and 16ºC in a glass of Syrah type for better tasting.

Camins del Priorat is one of our absolute favorites. The wine is produced by Alvaro Palacios in the Priorat, northwest of Tarrogona in Catalonia. This relatively small wine region is located just below, the general public more familiar, region of Penedès, between Barcelona and Tarragona. The wine has a clear, dark red color, aromatic nose with undertones of red berries and spices. Silky texture with a hint of raspberry. Long finish. Parker wrote in his review of the Camins del Priorat: "Very good wine at a very good price" & "A superb introduction to Priorat could be the Camins del Priorat" Every year a great wine according to Decanter best winemaker Alvaro Palacios.

- Camins del Priorat Camins del Priorat it is a red wine aged for 8 months in French oak barrels and produced by Bodegas Palacios Álavaro in Gratallops, with D. O. Q. Priory.
- La Bodega Alvaro Palacios was born in 1989 in Gratallops.
- It has 25 hectares of vineyards planted on slopes and terraces of slate.
- The vines grow at an altitude of between 250 and 600 meters above sea level.
- grape varieties which produce their wines are Garnacha, Samso (Carignan), cabernet sauvignon, syrah and merlot.
- The winery Alvaro Palacios, is built using the slope of the land for vinification by gravity.
- After selecting the grapes and once the maceration process begins malolactic fermentation in oak vats.
- The Camins del Priorat is the youngest wine and fresh whole range of wines made by Alvaro Palacios, having only a stay of eight months in French oak barrels.
- Camins del Priorat it is made from a combination of different grape varieties, highlighting Grenache with 50% followed by 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% samsó (Carignan), 10% syrah, and 5 % merlot.
- The vineyards growing spread between the towns of Gratallops, Porrera, Torroja, Les Vilelles, Bellmunt The Lloar and Poboleda, terraced steep slopes and slate floors.
- Camins del Priorat tasting notes: In view stands out for its bright cherry color with violet edges characteristic of his youth.
- The nose is powerful and frank.
- outstanding notes of fresh red fruit (cherries, plums, raspberries ...). The palate is tasty, balanced with spicy notes of vanilla provided by a gentle oak aging.
- memories of red fruit that we found in the nose are repeated.
- It has a fresh, lingering finish.
- We recommend taking with cooked, pates, grilled red meat, roasted red meat, mushrooms, cured cheeses, beef in sauce.