Priorat Wine Region

 

Priorat, Catalunya, Spain as a Wine Region

(pree-ohr-aht)
- Priorat The Catalans call it Priorat, most others in Spain say Priorato - however you choose to pronounce it, it's easy to see it has been an up-and-coming region for Spain, sparking envy among collectors. The region has become something of a cult wine producer, creating wines that cost up to 5 times that of a quality Rioja. The region has a special soil, called llicorella made of a brown slate mixed together with rocks. Mountains surround the area and the vines are tended by hand. Notable Facts The red wines here are based on Garnacha, and produce inky wine with intense fruit flavors of blackberry and plums, not to mention a required minimum of 13.5% alcohol. The secondary grape of the region is Carinena (Carignan in France). This grape has lost favor in most parts of the world due to its rustic nature, but here in Priorat it's a welcome structural addition to the Garnacha based wines.

Spain as a Wine Country

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The most popular red varieties of Spain include Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache). Whites don't garner quite as much recognition, but there are some regional varieties not to be missed, like Albarino and Verdejo. The popular red regions of Spain include Rioja, known for its outstanding wines of the Tempranillo grape; Ribera del Duero, producing high quality reds from Tempranillo and Garnacha; Galacia, with the sub-region of Rias Baixas, home to the deliciously crisp and floral Albarino grape; and Priorat, a region increasing in popularity with its high-quality cult reds. Other regions of note are Rueda, growing the Verdejo grape, La Mancha, a wide desert region, covered in the most planted white variety in the world, Airen, and Jumilla, making wines based on Monastrell (Mourvedre).
Spain's wine laws are based on the Denominacion de Origen (DO) classification system, devised in the 1930's. A four tiered system, the most basic level is Vina de Mesa (table wine) followed by Vino de la Tierra (country wine), DO and at the top DOC. Currently, only Rioja and Priorat have DOC status, while over 65 DO's scatter the country.
Most DO regions are classified and regulated by how long they age the wines. On a red wine label, one may find the terms Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva, denoting the wine's barrel and bottle time. Crianza is usually two years between barrel and bottle (the time in each depends on the DO and/or the winemaker), Reserva up to 4 years and Gran Reserva 5 – 6 years. Classifications of each region and wine are controlled by the region's Consejo Regulador.



Wineries in Priorat

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Trio Infernal

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Alvaro Palacios

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Bodegas Pinord

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Buil & Giné

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Celler Cal Pla

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Celler Vall Llach

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Cims de Porrera

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Les Fites

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Mogador

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Costers del Siurana

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Celler Joan Sangenis

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Conreria d'Scala Dei

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

La Perla del Priorat

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas d'en Compte

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas d'en Gil

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas Igneus

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas la Mola

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Merum Wines

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Solanes

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Rotllan Torra

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Sadie Family

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Zeta

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Pasanau

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Capafons-Osso

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Onix

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Cellers d'Scala Dei

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Scipion

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Bartolomé

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Francisco Castillo

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Vinícola del Priorat

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Nita

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Bodegas La Cartuja

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Cesca Vicent

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Gin Gin Wines

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Adnams

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas Doix

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Cellar Pasanau

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Vall Llach

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Figueres

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Planeta

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Melis

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Genium Cellar

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Miguel Torres

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Buil and Gine

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Capafons-Osso

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

La Cartuja

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Viticultors del Priorat

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Llicorella

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos de San Magin

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Celler Cecilio

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Fra Fulco

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Vinyes Mas Romani

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Ardévol

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Adnams

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Celler de l'Encastell

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Château Comte

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Abella

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Oriel

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Heredad Soliterra

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Buil & Giné

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Don Miguel Torres

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Cameron Hughes Wine

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Mas Martinet Viticultors

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Clos Martinet

Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

Wines from Priorat Region

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Heredad Soliterra 2005, Priorat

Grown in an area of Priorat where the soil contains thin sheets of slate and quartzite, kn..
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5.99
2005 Priorat, Noster Inicial, La Perla del Priorat

La Perla Del Priorat is one of Priorat's oldest wineries. Founded in the 15th century by t..
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12.99
2006 Priorat, Noster, La Perla del Priorat

La Perla Del Priorat is one of Priorat's oldest wineries. Founded in the 15th century by t..
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16.99
Scala Dei Prior Crianza

Scala Dei Prior Crianza is a limited production, hand crafted wine from the oldest winery ..
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18.99
Noster Inicial Priorat

2005 is the first vintage of Noster Inicial, a new wine made by La Perla Del Priorat SL...
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12.99


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