Winery Álvaro PalaciosLes Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Tempranillo.
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 Velles Vinyes Priorat of the Winery Álvaro Palacios is in the top 70 of wines of Priorat.
Taste structure of the Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat from the Winery Álvaro Palacios
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat 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
On the nose the Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat of Winery Álvaro Palacios in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat
Original food and wine pairings with Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat
The Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat of Winery Álvaro Palacios matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, leg of lamb with crust or wild boar stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Álvaro Palacios's Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes Priorat from Winery Álvaro Palacios are 2017, 2016, 2013, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Álvaro Palacios
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.
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: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
