2018 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Vi de Vila Gratallops

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.8 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View jocelyng's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/10/2024 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Much lighter than 2017 and most Priorat I had. Mostly red fruits, cranberry, boysenberry and red cherry. Some floral notes. Delicious but for the price and appellation, I expect more. Wait a few years, the acidity should mellow.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View #1 or #2?'s profile
  • Report Issue

  1/2/2024 - #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 92 Points

  appearance is ruby red, clear, lighter in body. nose is tart, herbal, slightly peppery. with air, it puts on volume, some floral quality. palate reveals good acidity and herbal character. there's a slight tartness but it's surprisingly sweeter and texturally smoother and silkier than expected. very nice weight and good balance. recommended!

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View huse's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/31/2023 - huse wrote: 89 Points

  Certainly well-made, but in my opinion not the most typical Priorat wine. A wine that is going for elegance and approachability rather than sheer power and depth. This ‘Vi de Vila’-wine is a blend of 74 percent Garnatxa Negra, 25 percent Samsó (Carinyena) and a dash of white varieties, sourced from nine small vineyards plots around the village of Gratallops (located about forty kilometers west of the city of Tarragona, Catalunya); it was fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for fifteen months in oak barrels of different sizes. Color: medium-intense ruby-red with some violet reflections. Bouquet: aromatic nose revealing scents of sour cherry, strawberry, Mediterranean herbs and a hint of cedar wood and graphite. On the palate: a very supple medium-bodied wine with juicy plum and red forest fruit, a smooth texture, well-rounded tannins and a refreshing acid structure. A bit more density and concentration wouldn’t hurt. Finish: harmonious aftertaste. Drinking window: now–2027. Not bad at all, but the price-quality ratio is a bit out of balance.
  
  Een degelijke wijn, maar naar mijn mening niet de meest typische Priorat-wijn. Een wijn die focust op elegantie en toegankelijkheid eerder dan op kracht en diepgang. Deze 'Vi de Vila'-wijn is een blend van 74 percent Garnatxa Negra, 25 percent Samsó (Carinyena) en een vleugje witte variëteiten, geteeld in negen kleine wijngaardpercelen rondom het dorpje Gratallops (gelegen op ongeveer veertig kilometer ten westen van de stad Tarragona, Catalonië); hij werd gemaakt met natuurlijke gisten en rijpte nadien vijftien maanden in eiken vaten van verschillende grootte. Kleur: medium intens robijnrood met wat violette schakeringen. Neus: aromatisch bouquet van zure kers, aardbei, mediterrane kruiden en ook een vleugje cederhout en grafiet. In de mond: een zeer soepele, middelkrachtige wijn met sappig pruimen- en rood bosfruit, een zachte textuur, milde tannines en een verfrissende aciditeitsstructuur. Wat meer concentratie zou de wijn zeker niet schaden. Finale: harmonieuze afdronk. Te drinken: nu–2027. Helemaal niet slecht, maar de prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding is niet echt in balans.

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View efedoryshyn's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/16/2023 - efedoryshyn Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Thoroughly enjoyed

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Voodoo_Champagne's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/15/2022 - Voodoo_Champagne Likes this wine:

  A pretty, delicious drinkable Priorat from the best producer, things have changed to the better, cranberries on the nose and palate get a dry start but fruity finish, still young , but approachable.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 8 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.