Dofí 2020

DOQ PRIORAT / 83% Garnacha, 12% Cariñena, 4% Picapoll, 1% Garnacha blanca, Macabeo
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DOFÍ

Dofí 2020 the "little brother" of the splendid L'Ermita

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Finca Dofí is a wine born on the steep slopes and terraces of Finca Dofí, with vines primarily planted with Garnacha and Samsó (Cariñena) grapes from three distinct locations: Camp d'en Piqué, Baixada, and Coll de Falset. It reflects the essence of Priorat, combining the tradition and innovation of Álvaro Palacios. Its balance of power, freshness, and elegance makes it one of the region's most representative wines.

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Cellar:
ÁLVARO PALACIOS
Brand:
DOFÍ
O.D.:
DOQ PRIORAT
Variety:
83% Garnacha, 12% Cariñena, 4% Picapoll, 1% Garnacha blanca, Macabeo
Type:
CRINZA
Year:
2020
Degree:
14,5º% vol.
Production:
18778 bottles
Nose:
On the nose it is delicate, serious and at the same time pleasant, with a good range of ripe black fruits and hints of licorice.
Mouth:
The palate is deep, thick, voluminous and with a good feeling of weight.
Serving temperature:
It is recommended to serve at 14 and 16 ºC
Consume:
Decanting recommended
Pairing:
Beef steak
Description:

Plots located in the municipality of Gratallops, arranged on terraces and steep slopes at an altitude of 250 to 350 meters, facing northeast/southeast and east. The vineyard is registered as an organic farm.

 

 

Age:
Ages 16 to 36.
Ground:
Slate (llicorella) with a laminar structure and silty texture.
Weather:

Smooth Mediterranean with a strong influence from the sea.

Vinification:

Manual harvesting with strict selection carried out from September 10th to 21st, 2020.
Ninety-five percent of the grapes were destemmed and gently crushed, leaving the remaining 10% whole. Alcoholic fermentation took place in wooden vats with punch-down and native yeasts. Maceration lasted 40 days. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation took place in wooden containers.

Aging:

Aging took place in barrels for 15 months.
Bottling took place without prior clarification, cold stabilization, or filtration.

The Wine Advocate:

The single-vineyard 2020 Finca Dofí comes from the 14 hectares of vines planted across three parajes (lieu-dits) in Gratallops, a blend of 83% Garnacha, 12% Cariñena, 4% Picapoll—a grape with low sugar and high acidity (good for climate change) that he regrafted some four years ago—and 1% white grapes: Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo, all fermented in oak vats with 10% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in large oak barrels (bocoyes and foudres) for 15 months. It has good ripeness, 14.5% alcohol and a soft texture with nice balance, good freshness and fine tannins. 18,778 bottles and some other larger and smaller formats produced. It was bottled in May 2022.

Decanter:

At 16ha Dofí makes a big vineyard area for Priorat. This is a vivacious wine with red fruit and lovely aromas of velvety red roses. Vividly fresh palate, with wild herbs overlaying the resounding dark fruits. A long firm finish, brisk and determined, with a slight stony echo. A clue to the freshness is the 4% of Picapoll, the local white grape, in the blend for the first time. 21,060 bottles produced (usually 32,000). Sarah Jane Evans MW

James Suckling:

What a charming nose, with scented blueberries, crushed violets, red berries, wild herbs and a hint of dark olive. Juicy and pristinely dry and honest on the medium-to full-bodied palate, rounded by ultra-fine tannins, which are silky and powdery. Quite effortless and naturally long. Drink now or hold.

 

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