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: Macabeo
Structured, aromatic dry whites with an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia), pear, green apple, light honey and fresh almond notes. Fine ageing potential. Essential component of Cava DO sparkling (with xarel·lo and parellada), pillar of Rioja DOCa whites (as viura) and Roussillon AOC whites. Autochthonous Aragonese variety, aromatic signature of the great Iberian whites.
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 spaghetti with beef balls, leg of lamb with crust or rack of lamb with herbs.
