The best wines of Priorat

Discover the best wines of Priorat of Catalogne as well as the best winemakers of Priorat and estates of Priorat to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Priorat and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Priorat by region

Looking for a good wine of Priorat of Catalogne among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Priorat. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Priorat with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Priorat

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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 roast beef with pepper, shoulder of lamb in a crust or cassoulet with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Priorat

On the nose the red wine of the region of Priorat. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Priorat. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Priorat

  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.63/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.57/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Priorat

  • Grenache
  • Cariñena
  • Garnacha
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Priorat

A wine route planned in the region of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Priorat.

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.

Great white wines of Priorat

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Priorat

White wines from the region of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of easy seafood gratin, small fry or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Priorat

On the nose the white wine of the region of Priorat. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or peach and sometimes also flavors of butter, minerality or white peach. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Priorat. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Priorat

  • 2021With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Priorat

  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Viognier
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Xarel-lo

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Priorat

A wine route planned in the region of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Priorat.

Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul noir

Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, soft tannins and a taut palate with pronounced acidity, showing aromas of red fruits (cherry, redcurrant), gentle spices and garrigue notes. Fresh, lively southern profile. A traditional component of Languedoc blends and one of 13 permitted varieties in Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC. Black-skinned variant of Picpoul, once more widespread in southern France.

Great sparkling wines of Priorat

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Priorat

Sparkling wines from the region of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of valencian paella, lupine seeds for kemia (the aperitif) or chinese style fish.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Priorat

In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Priorat. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Priorat

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Priorat

A wine route planned in the region of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Priorat.

The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

Great pink wines of Priorat

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Priorat

Pink wines from the region of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb kebab or turkey roulades, flavoured sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Priorat

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Priorat. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in pink wine of Priorat

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Priorat

  • Garnacha
  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Garnacha Tinta
  • Samsó
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Priorat

A wine route planned in the region of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Priorat.

Discover the grape variety: Garnacha Tinta

Supple, sunny reds with a light to intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a charming, full palate, with signature aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), Mediterranean garrigue, spices and peppery notes. Also made as fresh rosés and naturally sweet wines. Star of Priorat DOQ, a component of Rioja DOCa and Navarra DO. The Spanish synonym of Grenache Noir, a Mediterranean variety originally from Aragon.

Great sweet wines of Priorat

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Priorat

Sweet wines from the region of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef coarse salt, lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Priorat

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Priorat. often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Priorat. is a powerful.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Priorat

  • 2008With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.35/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Priorat

  • Garnacha
  • Grenache
  • Cariñena
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Priorat

A wine route planned in the region of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Priorat.

The word of the wine: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.

Great natural sweet wines of Priorat

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Priorat

Natural sweet 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 beef with panang curry (red curry), semolina-merguez salad or rabbit provencale (mario style).

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Priorat

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Priorat. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Priorat

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Priorat

  • Macabeo
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Pedro Ximenez

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.

A wine route in the region of Priorat ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Falset
  • Gratallops
  • Gratallops (tarragona)
  • Poboleda
  • Sant carles de la rapita
  • Scala dei
  • Tarragona
  • Torroja del priorat
  • Vilanova i la geltrú