L' Ermita 2012 Alvaro Palacios

Klassifiziering	NV
Typ	Rotwein
Marke	Alvaro Palacios
Jahrgang	2012
Land	Spanien
Region	Priorat
Inhalt	0,75
Zustand	Perfekt
Label	Perfekt
Vorrat	0

Professionelle Bewertungen

Robert Parker (98)

Last time I tasted with him, ?lvaro 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. All that Palacios said was true, until the 2013 vintage arrived. Only 1,670 bottles were produced in 2012, the driest vintage to date in Priorat.

Jancis Robinson (19)

The nose is closed and very young today, it shows an elegant character of figs, dark fruit and gentle toast. The palate is quite striking and more expressive than the nose. Concentrated but fluid, superb and delicate tannins for a Priorat wine. Great balance and elegance with a positive reductive character. Decantation is mandatory to obtain full potential. Year after year L?Ermita gains delicacy.?

BOW (8.50)