The Clos Galena of Priorat of Catalogne

Clos Galena
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 60 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Clos Galena is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Clos Galena wines

Looking for the best Clos Galena wines in Priorat among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Galena wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Clos Galena wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Clos Galena

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Clos Galena

How Clos Galena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of hungarian goulash, thomas's shoulder of lamb or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Clos Galena

On the nose the red wine of Clos Galena. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Clos Galena. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Clos Galena

  • 2002With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.03/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Clos Galena.

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

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.

The top white wines of Clos Galena

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Clos Galena

How Clos Galena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lasagna bolognese express or traditional tagine (morocco).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Clos Galena

On the nose the white wine of Clos Galena. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Clos Galena. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Clos Galena

  • 2023With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Clos Galena.

  • Viognier
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.