Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi

2023 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2025

Aromas of moss, ripe red cherries and touches of fine herbs and pink peppercorns. Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins in a sandy texture. Slightly chewy. Juicy, nicely fluid and bright in the long, structured finish. Drink from 2026.

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2021 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2025

When to drink: 2025 to 2038

Herrlich ätherisch kühl mit körniger Mineralität und Schieferboden, einer dezenten, doch glasklaren und wieder kühlen Brombeerfurcht. Pumpernickel und einer an Eisen und Rost erinnernden rötlichen Bodenwürze. Superelegant! Feingliedrig. Finesse. Herrliche Säurefrische! Feines wie dezentes Tannin mit einem Touch Holzwürze, richtig gut abgestimmt und nie zuschnürend. Aromatik der Nase. Könnte übersehen werden, da so elegant und das trotz der 14.5 %!

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2020 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2024

(Assemblage aus Garnacha und Cariñena, 14.5% Alkohol). Rubinrot, aufgehellte Ränder. Komplexe Nase nach Pflaumen, Brombeeren, Lakritze und rauchigen Noten, das Ganze steinig unterle> am Gaumen weich und rund im Auftakt, zeigt Schmelz und eine grosse Eleganz, kraftvoll, dabei mit viel Finesse und Frische, feinste Tannine, ausgezeichnete Länge, würziges, mineralisch geprägtes Finish. Ein hervorragender Wein, der trotz 14.5% Alkohol federleicht wirkt. Schon jetzt ein Hit, mit Reserven bis 2040 95 vvPunkte

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2022 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2024

Fine minerals with a mixture of fresh blue and red berries. Nimble and elegant, with juicy berries and mineral tension along with firm tannins. Excellent length, elegance and purity from this warm and dry vintage. Drink or hold.

97 / 100 Revista Adega

2021 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2024

Blend composto a partir de uvas 88% Garnacha, 9% Cariñena, 2% Picapoll e 1% outras uvas brancas, advindas dos vinhedos da Finca Dofí, localizados em La Baixada, Coll de Falset e Camp d'en Piqué, em Gratallops, Priorato, com fermentação sem adição de leveduras exógenas (40% de cachos inteiros) em cubas de carvalho e posterior estágio de 14 meses em foudres e tonéis de carvalho francês. Antes opulento e concentrado, esse vinho, ano a ano, mostra-se mais sutil e definido, privilegiando a firmeza e a tenacidade ao invés da potência e da amplitude. Como esse 2021, que impressiona pelo frescor, pela elegância e pela nitidez de suas frutas vermelhas, maduras no ponto certo, tudo sustentado por acidez vibrante e taninos tensos e de textura arenosa. Tem final austero, vertical e persistente, com toques redutivos, terrosos, salinos, de cerejas e de groselhas. Não se engane com ele! Por ser fluido e cativante, aparenta ser menos complexo do que realmente é. Está excelente agora, mas tem tudo para ficar ainda melhor nas próximas décadas. Álcool 14.5%

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95 / 100 Guia Penin

2022 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2024

Color: bright cherry. Aroma: neat, varietal, ripe fruit, red berry notes, mineral, spicy. Flavour: flavourful, long, fine tannins, taut. Style: mineral, defined aromas. Color: bright cherry. Aroma: balsamic herbs, sweet spices, scrubland, mineral, red berry notes. Flavour: spicy, balsamic, good acidity.

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2023

Scented, delineated nose but has depth, too. It effuses wet-stone minerality that gives a thin overlay to the red and blue berries. Some spices, briar and hibiscus, too. Juicy and medium- to full-bodied on the palate, which is a little more vertical and powerful than many of Palacios’ reds, highlighted by real tension and tautness here. Goes on and on. Drink or hold.

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2021 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2023

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96 / 100 Falstaff

2019 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2023

Strong crimson garnet, purple reflections, broad ochre brightening on the rim. Red berry, fresh cherry, subtle hints of tangerine zest, inviting, fine fruity nose. Mineral, fresh and elegant, pleasant fruit, fine tannins, salty and persistent, already accessible on the finish.

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2020 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2022

What a charming nose, with scented blueberries, crushed violets, red berries, wild herbs and a hint of dark olive. Juicy and pristinely dry and honest on the medium-to full-bodied palate, rounded by ultra-fine tannins, which are silky and powdery. Quite effortless and naturally long. Drink now or hold.

2020 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

Colour: bright cherry, light cherry;Aroma: red berry notes, neat, expressive, elegant;Flavour: fresh, fruity, flavourful, taut, easy to drink, long;

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2018 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2021

Feine Nase, zeigt rote Früchte, Kräuter, laktische Noten, Mokka, Himbeeren. Der Gaumen ist zugänglich, weich, sehr viel Schmelz, dazu aber auch eine feine Säure. Im Abgang langanhaltend, rotfruchtig. Ein Klasse-Wein. Bis 2035+

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2017 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2021

When to drink: 2021 to 2032

Ursprünglich war Finca Dofí eine Einzellage, heute wird der Wein aus unterschiedlichen Parzellen von insgesamt rund 10 Hektar gewonnen. Garnacha bildet mit Abstand den Hauptteil in der Cuvée, dazu kommen 8% Cariña, und etwas Macabeo sowie Garnacha Blanca, die spontan vergoren und danach 16 Monate in großen Eichenfässern ausgebaut werden. Ein Wein mit großer Feinheit, der all die Kraft und Tiefe zu der das Priorato fähig ist sublim und fein wirken lässt. Elegante Beerenfrüchte, fast seidige Tannine, eine große Länge. Zu Recht ein Klassiker der Region!

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2019 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2021

Cracked cloves and white pepper with dark fruit and iron. Perfumed and subtle. It’s full-bodied with a vertical layer of very fine tannins that give a creamy and round texture that turns almost powdery. Flavorful finish, yet refined. Give this time to open. Try after 2023.

2019 Vintage Tasted: May 2021

Colour: deep cherry;Aroma: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, fruit expression, black fruit, earthy notes, scrubland;Flavour: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins;

2018 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2020

Dark-berry, walnut and tile character throughout. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and a flavorful finish. Very fine tannins. Caresses your palate. Subtle is the word. Drinkable now, but better in 2021.

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2020

Colour: bright cherry, light cherry;Aroma: balanced, complex, ripe fruit, spicy, fresh, wild herbs;Flavour: good structure, flavourful, round tannins, balanced, great length;

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2016 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2019

When to drink: 2019 to 2028

Diese Cuvée aus Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah erscheint wie Priorat in einem internationale Rahmen. Der Cabernet addiert geröstete Paprika, die sich im betörend-geschmeidigen Ganzen wie ein fehlendes Puzzleteil einfühlen. Große Eleganz und animierende Frische, seidiges Finale mit feiner Salzigkeit.

2017 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2019

This is so perfumed and floral; it just rises out of the glass with crushed berries, strawberries and violets. Medium to full body. Firm and silky tannins. Lovely length and brightness for this hot and dry vintage. Drink or hold.

95 / 100 Guia Penin

2017 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2019

Colour: deep cherry;Aroma: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, black fruit, sweet spices;Flavour: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins;

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2018

A deep and complex Priorat red, with intense blueberry and pomegranate character, but also with a certain lightness of touch. This has great, plush tannins, lively acidity for this vintage and a long, complex finish. Better from 2019 with serious aging potential.

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2018

Colour: bright cherry. Nose: elegant, complex, fresh, fragrant herbs, dried flowers. Palate: fresh, fruity, good acidity, elegant, round tannins, spicy, long.