Alvaro Palacios 2023 Priorat, Finca Dofi, DOCa

Alvaro Palacios 2023 Priorat, Finca Dofi, DOCa

Item Number: 22744

UPC: 8-429073025666

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya
Sub Region: Priorat
Appellation/AVA: Priorat DOCa
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Finca Dofi
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 88% Garnacha / 9% Cariñena / 2% Picapoll / 1% white grapes
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic
Soil Type: Slate and schist (llicorella)

Álvaro acquired his first vineyard, Finca Dofí, in 1990. Finca Dofí is a renowned vineyard situated in the village of Gratallops. The vineyard is planted on steep slopes with decomposed slate and schist soil known locally as llicorella.

Fermentation occurred in oak vats with 10% full clusters and indigenous yeast. Skin maceration lasted for 32 days. Finca Dofí matured in large French oak barrels (bocoyes and foudres) for 14 months.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 96 (5/1/2025)
    The 2023 Finca Dofí was still not bottled, like a few of the 2023s. It comes from the 12.5-hectare vineyard that names the wine, which extends across three different parajes, or lieu-dits, from Gratallops. The vines were planted 20 years ago on slopes and terraces, and in 2023, it delivered 95% Garnacha and 5% Cariñena that fermented with part of uncrushed grapes in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and had a 36-day maceration. It matured in oval oak foudres and large barrels for 15 months. When I tasted it last year, it surprised me because of it's floral and perfumed profile. It continues the same, a character that has grown in the last few years, floral, aromatic and elegant, very clean and precise. 28,000 bottles produced.
  • The Wine Spectator
    Rating: 96 (5/6/2026)
    This fresh, graceful red dances across the palate, effortlessly integrating fine, sandy tannins with an enticing array of pureed black raspberry, red licorice, crushed gravel, and fragrant mountain herb and floral notes. Long and supple, with a lasting, well-spiced finish. Very classy. Garnacha and Samsó. Drink now through 2043. 2,100 cases made.