L'Ermita Red wine

L'Ermita is a red wine from the DO Priorat, made by Álvaro Palacios with grapes of the varieties: Grenache 92%, Carignan 7% and White Varieties 1%: White Grenache, Macabeo and PX.

The vines are born from a greenish, cold and beautiful slate. Or they emerge on granite and sandstone promontories that glow on the slope. Magical minerality of inscrutable strength.

Attention to detail, perfumed by the gentle breeze, the vines produce a cold wine, full of mystery, exclusivity and unexplained beauty.

It's the great classic.

View: Deep, dark and intense cherry colour with pink trim or purple and orange flashes. Medium-high layer, very bright, with a dense and marked tear.

Nose: Aromas full of ripe strawberries, red currants, blueberries and well-ripe black fruit. Floral and citrus: Delicate notes of violets, white flowers and tangerine peel. Spices and minerals: Memories of sweet spices, a touch of white pepper, wild herbs and the classic slate minerality (llicorella) with hints of gravel and fine smokes.

Mouth: Wide and enveloping attack; in the mouth it is fresh, crunchy, dense but with a delicate and velvety touch. Very concentrated and well balanced fruit with a vibrant acidity and fine mineral tension in the middle of the palate. Very fine-grained tannins, ripe and perfectly integrated.

Final: Magnificently long, persistent and deep, with echoes of the terroir.

Grilled red meats: Intense cuts such as steak or grilled sirloin.

Game birds: Dishes made with partridge, hare or deer.

Hard aged cheeses: Aged sheep or goat cheeses.