COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2024
GRAPE
Garnacha
PRODUCER
Álvaro Palacios
REGION
Catalonia
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
Tannins
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Finca Dofí was the original vineyard acquired by Álvaro Palacios in Gratallops, Priorat, launching his estate and helping revitalize the region in the late 1980s. Classified as a Vinya Classificada under Priorat's official appellation hierarchy, the wine is grown on steep terraces composed of llicorella slate soil. The 2024 vintage represents a remarkably precise expression of this single estate, demonstrating vertical structure, energetic tension, and dark fruit density.
ALCOHOL
14.5%
AVG. PRICE
€110
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Later
Ideal temperature
15-17°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Finca Dofí was the very first vineyard acquired by Álvaro Palacios when revitalizing Priorat in 1989.
Fact 02
The vineyard features unique llicorella slate soils rich in iron, quartz, and granite veins on steep terraces.
Fact 03
Álvaro Palacios trained in winemaking at the famed Château Pétrus in Pomerol before moving to Priorat.
Fact 04
The steep 35% terraced slopes are farmed organically using traditional mules and crawler tractors.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The 2024 harvest was hand-picked between September 3 and October 7 from low-yielding, organically farmed bush vines. Fermentation occurred in large open oak vats with 100% indigenous yeasts, incorporating whole bunches and destemmed fruit with gentle pigeage. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation took place in wooden casks, followed by 13 to 15 months of maturation in oval foudres and large oak bocoyes. The wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined.
