Top 100 red wines of Priorat
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Priorat of Priorat as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red 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: Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Priorat
red 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 tata simone's dumplings, lamb keftas or rabbit with cider and apples.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Priorat
On the nose in the region of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Priorat is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
