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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nit de nin coma d'en romeu 2019
the nit de nin estate is located in the priorat region of catalonia, spain. it is owned...
l'ermita 2017
there is even more cariñena in this warm vintage, and the varietal breakdown of the...
terroir al limit les tosses 2018
terroir al limit les tosses 2018 is an outstanding red wine that hails from the priorat...
terroir al limit les manyes 2019
a pale ruby-colored pure garnacha from clay and limestone soils (a rarity in priorat),...
mas doix costers de vinyes velles 2005
mas doix 2005 is a traditional wine house located in the wine region of priorat,...
l'ermita 2014
the 2013 vintage was a very hard act to follow, as for me it was the best vintage ever,...
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...
clos i terrasses clos erasmus 2017
the just-bottled 2017 clos erasmus is a blend of garnacha with 25% syrah that fermented...