Red bramble berries and hibiscus lead this Priorat blend from the Palacios stable. Medium-bodied but structured with chewy tannins and a stony, mineral finish that lingers. Garnacha-dominant (45%) with the backbone of Cariñena and Cabernet, it's juicy and firm, built to drink now or develop further over the next couple of years.
Winemaker Notes
Blend: 45% Garnacha, 17% Cariñena, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9% Syrah, 6% White Grapes
Professional Ratings
92
James SucklingTasted: Oct 2024. Racy red bramble berries with notes of hibiscus, pomegranates, cochineal and cherries. Some chewy tannins add more gravity to the otherwise medium-bodied palate. Juicy, firm and stony in the medium-long finish. Better in 2025.
91
Wine Spectator
About the Producer
If anyone embodies the promise and spirit of “The New Spain,” it is Álvaro Palacios. His L’Ermita is widely considered—along with Peter Sisseck’s Pingus—to be the most important new Spanish wine of the modern era. One of nine children born to the owners of Rioja’s respected Palacios Remondo, Álvaro studied enology in Bordeaux, while working under Jean-Pierre Moueix at Ch. Pétrus. He credits his tenure at Pétrus for much of his winemaking philosophy and for showing him “the importance of great wines.” Álvaro could have returned to the security of his family’s domaine.
