The Clos Pissarra is one of the best wineries to follow in Priorat.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos Pissarra wines in Priorat among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Pissarra 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 Pissarra wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos Pissarra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone) or tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons.
On the nose the red wine of Clos Pissarra. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Clos Pissarra. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Clos Pissarra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of salmon and spinach lasagna, baeckeoffe with fish or savoyard pizza (cream base).
On the nose the white wine of Clos Pissarra. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak.
Rich, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour, an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of ripe yellow fruits (peach, apricot, pear), white flowers (orange blossom), candied citrus, fennel and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential in barrel and cellaring ability. A qualitative star of Terra Alta DO, Priorat DOQ and Empordà DO, also the Roussillon. Spanish synonym of Grenache Blanc, a white-skinned mutation of Grenache.
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Generous, warm reds with an evolving ruby robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate, showing intense aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry, candied raspberry), garrigue, dry herbs, spices, liquorice and sun-drenched notes. Also in luscious rosés and sweet wines (Banyuls). Absolute star of Priorat DOQ, pillar of Rioja DOCa, Garnacha de Aragón, Campo de Borja DO, Calatayud DO and Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC. Aragonese autochthonous variety, one of the most planted worldwide.
