Alvaro Palacios • Priorat, Spain
L’Ermita Velles Vinyes is Álvaro Palacios’s iconic Priorat grand cru, drawn from a minute, vertiginous amphitheatre of a…L’Ermita Velles Vinyes is Álvaro Palacios’s iconic Priorat grand cru, drawn from a minute, vertiginous amphitheatre of ancient Garnacha and Cariñena (with a seasoning of white grapes) rooted in the region’s black slate. Year after year it m…Learn More »
$1049
/750ml
2020 Retail Average
99
/100
2020 Pro Rating
Graceful yet intense, Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita Velles Vinyes 2020 layers vivid dark cherry and blueberry fruit with floral lift, stony minerality and a subtle savoury edge of spice and earth. The palate is deep and concentrated but almost weightless, carried by incredibly fine, silky tannins and a long, quietly resonant finish that shows the class of this low-yielding vintage. Decant well in advance to let its delicacy and detail fully emerge.
Roast pigeon with wild mushrooms; Herb-crusted lamb rack; Aged Manchego or Comté
L’Ermita Velles Vinyes is Álvaro Palacios’s iconic Priorat grand cru, drawn from a minute, vertiginous amphitheatre of ancient Garnacha and Cariñena (with a seasoning of white grapes) rooted in the region’s black slate. Year after year it marries Mediterranean richness and soaring perfume—wild berries, flowers, spice and mineral smoke—with an almost weightless finesse, making it one of Spain’s most coveted and ageworthy reds.