Finca Dofí

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Grilled lamb chops
  Classic Garnacha and lamb pairing, the wine's fruit and minerals match the char and fat.
• Braised wild boar
  The wine's density and structure meet the gamey richness of the meat.
• Aged Garrotxa cheese
  Earthy mountain goat cheese finds a match in the wine's mineral and earthy register.

How to serve Finca Dofí

Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Grilled lamb chops, Braised wild boar, Aged Garrotxa cheese. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Finca Dofí was the wine that preceded L'Ermita as Álvaro Palacios's flagship expression, first made in 1992. It draws from several old-vine plots across the Gratallops subzone and remains one of the estate's most important wines.

1. 1992 — First vintage of Finca Dofí as an estate single-vineyard wine

Facts

Producer

Álvaro Palacios

Grapes

Garnacha Tinta, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

Classification

DOQ Priorat

Oak

14-16 months in French oak, mix of new and used

ABV

14.5%

Price

€60-90 at retail

Drinking window

5-20 from vintage

First vintage

1992

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