Alvaro Palacios

L'ermita

98/100 | Robert Parker: "Last time I tasted with him, Alvaro Palacios was talking about the 2012 L'Ermita as though it was the best wine in his 24 years in Priorat. It was also the latest to be harvested and had the lowest yields ever, so the expectation about the wine was really high. The wine has been in bottle since mid-April 2014. Produced with the blend found in this north-facing amphitheater, 92% Garnacha, 7% Carinena and the remaining 1% of white grapes. The people who harvest pick the grapes off the stems one by one and discard whatever is not perfect. The wine is all finesse and subtlety with notes of flowers, red fruit and minerals in great balance. The palate is elastic, meaning it fills all the corners and is both powerful and elegant, plus rough and delicate. Simply a great wine." - Luis Gutierrez