Alvaro Palacios 2018 'Les Terrasses', Priorat, Spain

Winemaker: Alvaro Palacios

Varieties:  50% Garnacha, 50% Samsó almost exclusively from vines over 50 years old.

Farming: Organic practicing with Biodynamic principles

Terroir: From over 100 small parcels in nine different villages throughout Priorat.  Broken, open soils comprised of the famed “Llicorella” slate.

Vinification: 30 day maceration; fermented in a mix of stainless, cement, and open-top wooden vats with punching-down and/or pumpover. Malolactic is in a mix of wooden vats and smaller barrels.

Aging: 10 months in French barrels (up to 20% new).