2022 L'Ermita, Alvaro Palacios old vines wild-fermented and matured in fine

wild-fermented and matured in fine French oak

There is richness from the very first swirl

Bright straw in the glass

with citrus and orchard fruit carried by crunchy acidity and a pure

Layers of orchard fruit and lemon curd glide over a deep mineral spine

2022 L'Ermita, Alvaro Palacios old vines wild-fermented and matured in fineSlate Crown This is one of Spains great red wines: rare, profound and almost impossibly refined for Priorat. Wild raspberry, red cherry and pomegranate lead the nose, followed by violet, orange peel, lavender, white pepper, tobacco, wild herbs and crushed slate. It has the intensity of old vine Garnacha from llicorella soils, but the impression is not heavy or forced; it is lifted, aromatic and beautifully controlled. On the palate, it is silky,