Alvaro Palacios "L'Ermita" Priorat 2016 (Bierzo, Spain) - [WA 97-100] [JS 97] [DM 96]

About the Winery:If anyone embodies the promise and spirit of "The New Spain", it is Alvaro Palacios. Born into a wine family in Rioja, he now makes wine in three different appellations: Priorat, Bierzo, and his hometown of Alfaro in Eastern Rioja. Alvaro's flagship Priorat wine, L'Ermita, is one of the highest rated wines to come out of Spain, and he was voted "Winemaker of the Year" in the 2008 edition of the Wine Report. The region of Bierzo, like Priorat, has all the ingredients that add up to terrific wine: incredibly steep hillside vineyards; distinctive terroirs; and, most importantly, ancient vineyards of Mencia, a unique red grape believed to have been brought by French pilgrims during the Middle Ages.L’Ermita carries the “gran vinya classificada,” the top of the official vineyard classification in Priorat, and comes from 1.45 hectares planted in 1939 with Garnacha, Cariñena and white grapes. Ratings & Reviews 97-100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:"As I saw in som