Winery Álvaro Palacios - La Baixada

Winery Álvaro Palacios La Baixada

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The La Baixada of Winery Álvaro Palacios is a red wine from the region of Priorat of Catalogne.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the La Baixada from the Winery Álvaro Palacios

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Baixada of Winery Álvaro Palacios in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Álvaro Palacios's La Baixada.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

Last vintages of this wine

La Baixada - 2018
In the top 100 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of La Baixada from Winery Álvaro Palacios are 2018

Informations about the Winery Álvaro Palacios

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Álvaro Palacios is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 25000 of of Spain wines
In the top 550 of of Priorat wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Priorat

The wine region of Priorat is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Álvaro Palacios or the Domaine Mas Doix produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Priorat are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or hay and sometimes also flavors of straw, bay leaf or chamomile.


The wine region of Catalogne

Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.

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The word of the wine: Thinning out

Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.

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