Alvaro Palacios Priorat L'Ermita 2016 (3x75cl)
Wine is in its original packaging and in good condition, meaning levels to base neck or better.
- Capsules original and undamaged.
- Labels clean and undamaged.
- Not re-imported or carrying strip labels from Asia, USA or non-European regions as well as merchant labels.
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As I saw in some of the other wines, there is a lot more Cariñena in the still unbottled 2016 L'Ermita than in the 2015. The varietal breakdown was approximately 85% Garnacha, 14% Cariñena and 1% white grapes—Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo and PX. The grapes are manually sorted and destemmed by the team that picks them and are put to ferment in an oak vat with the natural yeasts from the grapes. Malolactic was in barrique, which is where the wine was maturing when I tasted it. It has electric acidity that makes it vibrant, even if the nose might be a bit shy. I don't remember a vintage of L'Ermita with this concentration and acidity. We have to see how the élevage rounds it out, but this could be a very important vintage for L'Ermita. The expectation is to bottle some 2,000 bottles of this in May/June 2018.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2035
Reviewer Name: Luis Gutiérrez
Review Date: 27th April 2018