The Priorat D.O.C. appellation is located in Catalonia - Spain. In a magnificent and wild place, in stony and sometimes shallow soils, rich in reflecting schist and quartz, the work of the Priorat grape varieties, whose main town is Tarragona, reveals an extreme finesse due mainly to the Grenache and Carignan.
In this region, very hot in summer and cold in winter, the vineyards are located at different altitudes between 300m and 1,000m, which creates many microclimates with a rich potential. The most common grape variety is Carignan which develops all its particularities in the different terroirs of slate schist, we find Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet-Sauvignon which tends to disappear in favor of Carignan, indeed the latter grows in its environment of predilection the schist.
The red wines are on the whole structured with a beautiful harmony, remanence and minerality, the backbone is the Carignan with different expressions according to the terroirs, the altitude, the exposure and of course the hand of the winemaker. The new generation of winegrowers is very respectful of the terroir and the environment, most of them work in organic and biodynamic farming. The vines are ploughed with mules or horses.
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clos de l'obac 2017
at the end of the 1970s, the couple formed by the tarragona journalist carles pastrana...
terroir al limit les manyes 2019
a pale ruby-colored pure garnacha from clay and limestone soils (a rarity in priorat),...
finca dofi 2018
a great wine that is born on the steep slopes and terraces of the finca dofí, with...
raret negre 2016
raret negre 2016 is a red wine produced by the raret winery, located in the priorat...
clos abella 2014
"clos abella is a winery located in the priorat region of catalonia, spain. the winery...
clos de l'obac 2006
at the end of the 1970s, the married couple formed by the tarragona journalist carles...
clos de l'obac 2008
at the end of the 1970s, the married couple formed by the tarragona journalist carles...
costers del siurana miserere 2010
the costers del siurana miserere 2010 is produced by the costers del siurana winery,...
clos de l'obac 2006 magnum
at the end of the 1970s, the couple formed by the tarragona journalist carles pastrana...
ferrer bobet 2019
ferrer bobet is a relatively new winery in the priorat region of catalonia, spain. the...
mas alta la creu alta 2019
the ripe, heady and generously oaked 2019 la creu alta has less oak than past vintages,...
clos i terrasses clos erasmus 2012
(80% garnacha and 20% syrah; aged for 20 months in french oak, 60% of it new, and in a...