- Vintage
- 2023
- Region
- Priorat / Spain
- Grape
- Garnacha, White Grenache
- Type
- red
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Volume
- 1.5L
- Aging
- 15 months
- Production
- Traditional
- Barrels
- French oak
- Material
- Wood
- Yield
- Very low yields
La Baixada · 2023 · 1.5L
La Baixada is another wise move from Álvaro Palacios, bottling the yields of exceptional places; in this case, the produce of the La Baixada plot, one of the steepest and most impressive hillsides in the Gratallops district. It’s a red wine of immense purity, offering a little more refinement than Finca Dofí and greater subtlety than Les Aubaguetes. The slate comes through in every sip, providing an intense mineral sensation, tinged with iron. The fruit of this ‘paraje’ (particular place) had been included in the blend of Finca Dofi, until Álvaro decided to bottle it separately, due to the estate’s very low yields, with loose bunches and thick-skinned small berries. Its first vintage was 2018.
Ripe black fruit, Mineral notes, Slate, Oak
Mineral, Black fruit, Strong tannins, Oak
Roast meats, Red meats, Cured cheeses, Rice dishes, Veal carpaccio
About the vineyard[+]
La Baixada is a plot of 1.3 hectares, planted at the end of the 20th Century with Garnacha and also some Cariñena vines and white varieties in the lower areas. It’s located in the town of Gratallops, on llicorella (slate) soils and faces east, lying at an altitude of 300-340 metres. It was planted with a selection of Garnacha from the L'Ermita and Aubaguetes plots, resulting in plants with a slow development and loose bunches, excellent for preserving the acidity. It will soon be ranked as a Vinya Classificada, the second category in the hierarchy of quality wines produced in the Priorat QDO.