Álvaro Palacios Les Aubaguetes 2022
HK$ 4,702.41
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Les Aubaguetes comes from 1.79 hectares planted in the early 1900s (it's 122 years old!) on blue slate soils and surrounded by trees in the village of Bellmunt del Priorat. This 2022 wine is 86% Garnacha, 13% Cariñena and 1% white grapes. During the native fermentation in oak vats with some full clusters, it had a shortish maceration of 23 days. It should complete 14 months in oval oak foudres before it's bottled. It has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.49 and 4.68 grams of acidity. It has a slightly darker profile this year, with notes of licorice and an earthy touch. It has abundant, slightly dusty tannins that coat your mouth. This is going to require a little more time. The plan was to bottle it in March 2024 with a production of around 3,200 bottles.
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Alcohol
14.5%
Description
Les Aubaguetes is a blend of Garnacha and Cariñena, plus 2% white grapes (Garnacha blanca and Macabeo).
This wine has been produced by the renowned winemaker Álvaro Palacios at the Bodega Álvaro Palacios winery in the D.O.Q. Priorat in Gratallops, Catalonia. Priorat in Gratallops, Catalonia.
The grapes for this wine come from old vines that are over 110 years old from the estate of the same name in Bellmunt del Priorat.
It is a beautiful plot with predominantly siliceous slate soils, facing north, caressed by the sea breeze, balanced by the freshness coming from the north.
Winemaking
The grapes have been harvested by hand according to the optimum moment of ripeness. When the bunches arrive at the winery, they are completely destemmed and the berries are gently crushed. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts in wooden vats with regular punch-downs.
The resulting wine undergoes spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wooden containers and then ages for 20 months in French oak barrels.
Taste
Les Aubaguetes is a red wine with fruity, floral aromas and a seductive mineral nuance. In the mouth it is velvety with strong tannins, but also soft and refined. It is very long and persistent.
A masterpiece produced in Priorat by Álvaro Palacios.
Les Aubaguetes is a wine that interprets the landscape, culture and tradition of Priorat with real skill. The grapes come from a beautiful vineyard with an average age of more than 100 years that is worked according to the principles of organic farming.
In the gastronomic field it is the ideal accompaniment for meats such as lamb, game such as deer and venison and poultry, among others.
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Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
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| 1-5 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 6 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 7-11 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 12 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 13-17 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 18 bottles, Free shipping! |
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| 25-29 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 30 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 31-35 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 36 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 37-41 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 42 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 43-47 bottles | HK$ 141.29 | 48 bottles, Free shipping! |
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