2017 Les Aubaguettes Alvaro Palacios 750ml WB6

Balanced and rich with cherry flavours and a lingering finish.

Wine made from grapes from Aubaguetes vineyard, at very steep North traditional slopes. Optimum drinking time after five years in bottle. High ageing potential. Alcohol: 14.5%.

Alvaro Palacios make wines in three historic regions with deep spiritual traditions. Rioja Oriental, Priorat and Bierzo. Each of these areas, with their mystery and singular beauty, retain the legacy of ancestral viticulture practices and a captivating bond between nature and history. Alvaro Palacios strive to reach an affinity with the physical, natural and historical surroundings of each area. They follow organic practices to return to a primeval harmony, and they value and praise the spiritual imprint and the know-how accrued over centuries of farming tradition. Alvaro Palacios wines, born in various locations, all share a sense of maturity, purity, balance and life. An organic endeavour: nature.

Unfiltered wine. Alcoholic fermentation: wooden oak vat with regular cap punching (pigeage). Native yeast. Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous fermentation in wooden barrels. Maceration: 49 days. Ageing: 16 months in fudre. To ensure optimum development, this wine should be cellared at a maximum temperature of 54°F (12°C).

Tasting Note

This single vineyard wine is defined by dark, spicy, blackberried fruit which leads to an elegant palate and an explosion of ripe berries and flowers with a pure, long and elegant finish.