Top 100 wines of Priorat
Discover the top 100 best wines of Priorat of Priorat as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Priorat and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Priorat
Mythical Catalan terroir, DOCa (Spain's summit alongside Rioja). Powerful, concentrated reds with signature notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, black cherry), graphite, schist, garrigue, cocoa and liquorice, firm tannins and a mineral palate strung by the "llicorella" (black schist and quartz forcing roots down to 20 m). Old vines of Garnacha (roundness) and Cariñena (Samsó, structure). Exceptional ageing.
~2,010 ha of steep relief.
Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with aromas of ripe pear, white peach, white flowers, fennel, anise notes and fresh almond. Fine length. Cornerstone of the great whites of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Côtes-du-Rhône whites, Languedoc, Roussillon (Côtes du Roussillon AOC) and Catalonia (Terra Alta DO, Priorat DOQ). White-skinned mutation of Grenache Noir, autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Priorat
wines from the region of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or rabbit à la lorientaise.
