Winery Álvaro Palacios - Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra

Winery Álvaro PalaciosLes Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra

4.2
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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 Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra 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).
The Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra of the Winery Álvaro Palacios is in the top 50 of wines of Priorat.

Taste structure of the Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra from the Winery Álvaro Palacios

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra of Winery Álvaro Palacios in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with floral taste

violet

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra of Winery Álvaro Palacios in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Álvaro Palacios's Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra.

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

Discover the grape variety: Bical

Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden robe, a taut palate and a signature high acidity, with refined aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers (acacia) and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, bringing freshness and length to blends. A traditional component of the sparkling wines (espumantes) of Bairrada and dry whites of Dão DOC. Autochthonous Portuguese white variety from Bairrada and Dão.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 2018
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 2017
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 2016
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 2015
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 2001
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra - 1995
In the top 50 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra from Winery Álvaro Palacios are 2001, 2016, 1995, 2017 and 2015.

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 5 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 greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 600 of of Spain wines
In the top 55 of of Priorat wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Priorat

Mythical Catalan terroir, DOCa (Spain's summit alongside Rioja). Powerful, concentrated reds with signature notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, black cherry), graphite, schist, garrigue, cocoa and liquorice, firm tannins and a mineral palate strung by the "llicorella" (black schist and quartz forcing roots down to 20 m). Old vines of Garnacha (roundness) and Cariñena (Samsó, structure). Exceptional ageing.


The wine region of Catalogne

Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.

The word of the wine: Maderised

Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.

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