Ruby-red color wine. Deep, intense and atractive nose, with red and black fruits, ripe plums, smoked notes, with light mineralization, emerging the toasted from the cask. In the mouth is velvety, with body and with good acidity, and integrated tannins. Persistent after taste. Elegant and complex wine.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 96 points(01/04/1998)
The 1996 L'Ermita appears to be another blockbuster effort from Alvaro Palacios. The color is a saturated purple. The expressive nose boasts aromas of pain grille, roasted coffee, chocolate-covered, jammy cherry candy, minerals, and new oak. Full-bodied, dense, and thick, with an unctuous texture, lower acidity, and higher alcohol than the 1995 and 1994, this is a meaty, chewy, masculine wine with a flamboyant personality, in addition to a monster finish. It is super-intense, but exceptionally well-balanced, especially in view of its proportions. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2020.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
Álvaro Palacios comes to Gratallops with the intention to pass on the whole character of this land: Spirit, passion, patience, light and rigor harmoniously mixed to create round fresh and mineral wines. He founds like that a winery in 1989 of 25 Has. And with a production of 195000 bottles.
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