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Priorat - Spain's northeastern corner
Located a two-hour drive southwest of Barcelona. There is only one road into the 12x12 km area, namely through the town of Tarragona (you have to take the same way out, by the way). Priorat consists of 12 smaller villages, 109 wineries,...
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Located a two-hour drive southwest of Barcelona. There is only one road into the 12x12 km area, namely through the town of Tarragona (you have to take the same way out, by the way).
Priorat consists of 12 smaller villages, 109 wineries, and just over 500 producers.
Before 1990, Priorat was largely an unknown area, but has now become Spain's most luxurious wine-producing region.
The area receives no more rainfall than North Africa, and the soil, which is typically dark brown slate, emits a heat that provides minerals, fruit, and power to the grapes. Imagine a pot with slate stones where the roots from above try to stretch down through the stones in search of water.
The most important grapes come from old vines, mainly Carignan, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. These varieties can achieve intensity, spicy, concentrated, mineral-rich, and very dark and pure wines.
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