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Álvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Priorat

Priorat, Spain
Palacios's entry Priorat: Les Terrasses blends Garnacha, Carignan, and Syrah from younger-vine llicorella terraces. Dark cherry, black olive, Mediterranean herb, and mineral slate — an accessible introduction to Palacios's Priorat quality at a fraction of L'Ermita's price but with the same DOQ terroir character.
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Catalan romesco sauce and lamb is a Priorat classic; the wine's mineral slate and dark fruit mirror the charred flavours while romesco adds roasted pepper depth
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Priorat's mountainous landscape and wild boar with its local herb character creates a direct terroir pairing; the wine's llicorella mineral depth matches the game's complexity
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Semi-aged Catalan goat cheese with fig bridges the wine's dark fruit; hazelnuts add local mountain nuttiness to echo the llicorella's mineral depth
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Catalan black noodle dish with squid ink's saline depth and creamy alioli is an unusual but genuinely regional pairing for the slate mineral character of Les Terrasses
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