2019 Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi (Priorat)
$105
Alvaro Palacios’ Finca Dofi may require a little more context than Veuve Clicquot, but in my opinion it is no less outstanding and definitive. If your cellar is a little thin in the Spanish wine department, this bottle will make the perfect addition. The 2019 Finca Dofi exemplifies the excellence of modern Spanish wine, and is from a producer who helped to revolutionize the country’s winemaking in the late 1980s. Alvaro Palacios played an integral role in putting the region of Priorat on the map when he founded his winery with the original Finca Dofi vineyard in 1990.
This single vineyard wine, made with a blend of 87% Garnacha and 12% Cariñena (plus 1% white grapes varieties), received 97 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate who said, “It's classy, elegant and fresh with very clean aromas and flavors, not lacking concentration or power. There is superb definition and purity here; it has to be the finest and most elegant Dofí to date.” The 2019 Finca Dofi is very drinkable now, but will also age beautifully for years to come, making it a superb choice to add to your collection today.