2022 | Alvaro Palacios 'Les Terrasses' Velles Vinyes | Priorat Donkey & Goat Winery with incisive flavors

with incisive flavors

A balanced

Saturated palate of so much fruit

Medium bodied on the palate

Mineral-drenched pear

2022 | Alvaro Palacios 'Les Terrasses' Velles Vinyes | Priorat Donkey & Goat Winery with incisive flavorsI tasted this still unbottled regional red in January 2024. The 2022 Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes has grapes from 53 vineyards in seven villages, and in 2022, it was 60% Garnacha, 39% Cariena and 1% white grapes, higher in Cariena than in recent years in this extremely warm and dry year. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats with part of full clusters, had a 41 day maceration and should spend some 12 months in French barriques and larger