Alvaro Palacios 2021 Camins del Priorat 750ml

The more modern and different 2021 Camins del Priorat, a blend of 40% Garnacha, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 15% Cariñena and 6% Syrah, is a little more balsamic with some herbal notes and some dusty tannins. It's powerful with 14.5% alcohol and has good balance. This fermented 100% destemmed in concrete and stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in oak barrels and vats for six months. 246,000 bottles and 2,000 magnums produced. It was bottled from April 2022.

Score: 91 points -- Wine Advocate, Sept 22