Alvaro Palacios 2024 'Camins del Priorat' Priorat DOCa

Alvaro Palacios 2024 'Camins del Priorat' Priorat DOCa

Item Number: 23786

UPC: 8-429073022016

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya
Sub Region: Priorat
Appellation/AVA: Priorat DOCa
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2024
Grape(s): 45% Garnacha / 17% Cariñena / 13% Cabernet Sauvignon / 9% Syrah / 10% Merlot / 6% Garnacha Blanca, Pedro Ximenez and Picpol Blanc
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic

Terroir Notes: Sourced from 9 different villages: Gratallops, Porrera, Torroja, Les Vilelles, Bellmunt, El Molar, El Lloar, Poboleda and Morera del Monsant. The vineyards are on very steep & terraced slopes with an elevation ranging form 1,148 feet to 2,296 feet. The soils are multilayered slate 'licorell' with variable orientations and silty texture.

Winemaking Notes: 100% destemmed and soft crushing. Primary fermentation takes place in a combination of inox, cement and wooden oak vats with native yeasts. Aging takes place for 4-6 months in wooden vats and barrels.

Reviews

  • The Wine Spectator
    Rating: 93 (5/6/2026)
    Warm mulberry, plum and lingonberry fruit flavors are fragrant with cinnamon and dried lavender and sage, plus sweet paprika, graphite, mineral and cocoa powder accents. The expressive profile is aligned with fine, chalky tannins and bright, palate-cleansing acidity. Stylish and appealing, with good length through the finish. Garnacha, Samsó, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2036.
  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 91 (5/14/2026)
    The bottled 2024 Camins del Priorat is a regional blend produced with a slightly different blend each year, depending on the character of the year. In the less warm 2024, the blend was 40% Garnacha, 20% Cariñena, 20% Syrah (much higher in Syrah), 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot (lower in the Bordeaux varieties), and the rest is a blend of Garnacha Blanca, Picapoll Blanc and Pedro Ximenez from 90 plots in nine villages from Priorat. The idea is to remove the French varieties in 2026. It fermented with part of full clusters and indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, oak and concrete, with 28 days of maceration, and matured in barriques and oak vats for eight months. It has a nose of ripe berry fruit, herbs and spices, with hints of honey and pollen. It develops notes of balsamic and dry hay with time in the glass. This is a little more international; it's the least Priorat of the portfolio. It has 14.1% alcohol, a pH of 3.52 and 5.12 grams of acidity. It's juicy and velvety, with very fine tannins and a sleek texture. 177,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2025.