2022 Finca Dofí, Álvaro Palacios, Priorat, Spain
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Grenache
- Andy Howard MW
- 17/20
- Neal Martin
- 92/100
- Luis Gutiérrez
- 95-97/100
- Sarah Jane Evans MW
- 95/100
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Description
A blend of 88% Garnacha, 9% Cariñena, 2% Picapoll and the balance made up of Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo.
Finca Dofí is a single vineyard wine made from a plot stretching 16 hectares across two village areas: La Baixada and Coll de Falset. The 2022 exudes soft, red and blue berry aromas on the nose. It is rounded and juicy with a lovely, pure character and stony minerality. This is not as rich an expression of Dofí as in some years, but instead, it has a superb, moreish, crunchy cranberry lick to the bright, cleansing, stone-pure finish. It is deliciously fine and a real triumph of this vintage.
Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Critics reviews
Tank sample. 88% Garnacha, 9% Cariñena, 2% Picapoll, 1% Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo. From the areas of Camp d’en Piqué, Coll de Falstet and La Baixada in the village of Gratallops, vineyards totalling 12.5 ha, average yield 17.76 hl/ha. 27,860 bottles produced.
Impressively structured yet manages to stay soft, silky and plush in the mouth. Very precise yet could be enjoyed early in its life. Dark cherry and berry fruit, crushed rocks and fine acidity to finish.
Drink 2025 - 2035
The 2022 Finca Dofi comprises 88% Garnacha with Cariñena, Picapoli and a pinch of white varieties. It sports a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and light pencil shaving scents, focused and understated, later unfurling temptingly with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine grip, bright and vivid with black cherries, hints of blueberry and a dab of allspice. Sedate and alluring, it feels reassuringly persistent on the finish. Lovely.
Drink 2024 - 2040
Around 28,000 bottles were filled in March 2024.
The 2022 Finca Dofí was produced with 88% Garnacha, 9% Cariñena, 2% Picapoll and 1% white grapes from a 12.5-hectare slope planted 18 to 38 years ago. It fermented with part of full clusters in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and had a maceration of 32 days. It matured in oval oak foudres and large French oak barrels for a period of 14 months.
It has 14.4% alcohol, a pH of 3.46, and 4.8 grams acidity. It has a little more colour and ripeness and is quite spicy, with notes of liquorice and an earthy twist. Palacios told me Picapoll has provided very good acidity and low alcohol; some years, they used up to 6% of it they started grafting it some 12 years ago from the old plants from his old winemaker, Joan Asens).
Drink 2025 - 2035
Vinya Classificada. 27,860 bottles produced.
Dofí ‘the dauphin’) is the step up from the Vi de Vila Gratallops. Fruit is sourced from three vineyards in the village, totalling 12.5ha. Aromatically it’s full of plump berries. The wine arrives like juice in the mouth, then blossoms with fresh citrus. It’s a crisp, lively wine, with a fine texture, finishing with a flurry of savoury notes, plus a firm grip.
Drink 2024 - 2032
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