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2005 Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita Velyes Vinyes Priorat
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2005 Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita Velyes Vinyes Priorat

Producer: Alvaro Palacios
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Grenache
Origin: Spain
Region: Priorat

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96 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2007

($650) Bright ruby. Powerful cherry and dark berry aromas display a brooding, deeply concentrated character, slowly revealing exotic floral and Indian spice qualities. Sharply focused, palate-staining red fruit flavors deliver uncanny power as well as finesse. Finishes with stunning focus and thrust, leaving mineral-drenched red fruits in its wake. An utterly remarkable wine that bears a shocking price tag. (The Rare Wine Company, Sonoma, CA)

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Spain has more acres under vine than any other country and ranks third in production behind Italy and France. Much of this output continues to be hot-country jug wine made to satisfy the everyday thirsts of the domestic and greater European markets
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Grenache (aka Garnacha)

One of the more versatile red grapes in the world, Grenache thrives in southern France and Spain (where it is known as Garnacha). Ranging in style from light and fruity to deep, brooding and intense; the grape also suits a variety of ambitions: Grenache can be used in inexpensive wines that offer immediate satisfaction, but it is also successful...
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