Clos Mogador
Producer: clos-mogador
Price: €55-75 at retail
Spain's second DOQ wine region, producing cult-level old-vine reds from Garnacha and Cariñena on steep llicorella slate terraces across a handful of villages an hour and a half south of Barcelona.
Drink your way through Priorat
Map of Priorat
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Priorat, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Priorat
The iconic bottles that define Priorat.
L'Ermita
Producer: alvaro-palacios
Price: €400-900 at retail
Clos Martinet
Producer: mas-martinet
Price: €45-70 at retail
Clos de l'Obac
Producer: clos-de-lobac
Price: €35-55 at retail
Clos Erasmus
Producer: clos-erasmus
Price: €150-350 at retail
Finca Dofí
Producer: alvaro-palacios
Price: €70-120 at retail
Vineyards to know in Priorat
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Priorat.
Celler del Pont
A small artisan DOQ Priorat producer in Porrera, the Cariñena heartland, crafting wines from old-vine parcels on characteristic llicorella slate soils.
Signature: del-pont-vi-de-paratge
Celler Eudald Massana Noya
A small-scale DOQ Priorat producer in Torroja del Priorat working with Garnacha and Cariñena from characteristic llicorella slate soils.
Signature: massana-noya-vi-de-paratge
Vinyes dels Aspres
A DOQ Priorat producer working the llicorella soils of the Priorat comarca with Garnacha and Cariñena from steep terraced vineyards.
Signature: aspres-vi-de-paratge
Clos Mogador
Founded in 1979 by Rene Barbier, Clos Mogador is one of the five estates that revived DOQ Priorat with the celebrated 1989 harvest. The estate's Manyetes plot holds Vinya Classificada status in the DOQ Priorat classification.
Signature: clos-mogador, manyetes, clos-nelin
Alvaro Palacios
Alvaro Palacios established his Priorat estate in 1989 as one of the five founding producers of modern Priorat. His L'Ermita vineyard in Bellmunt del Priorat holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier of the DOQ Priorat classification.
Signature: lermita, finca-dofi, gratallops-vi-de-vila, camins-del-priorat, manyetes
Clos de l'Obac / Costers del Siurana
Founded in 1989 by Carles Pastrana as one of the five original Priorat pioneers. Winemaker Mariona Jarque leads production. Their fixed-coupage approach uses consistent vineyard parcels and blend percentages each vintage.
Signature: clos-de-lobac, miserere, kyrie
Sub-appellations of Priorat
Gratallops (Gratallops Vi de Vila)
The epicentre of modern Priorat, where the 1989 renaissance began. Narrow streets, terraced vineyards and most of the region's top estates all within a few kilometres.
Porrera (Porrera Vi de Vila)
Quiet hilltop village with century-old Cariñena parcels on extreme-gradient costers, including the Gran Vinya Classificada Mas de la Rosa.
Torroja del Priorat (Torroja Vi de Vila)
A peaceful stone village off the main wine route but home to one of the DOQ's most influential minimal-intervention producers and several old-vine parcels of extreme altitude.
Bellmunt del Priorat (Bellmunt Vi de Vila)
A small village on the eastern edge of the DOQ, anchored by the L'Ermita hillside and the 125-hectare Mas d'en Gil estate, combining CAAE-certified organic farming with dramatic valley views.
Escaladei (Scala Dei/Escaladei Vi de Vila)
Ruined Carthusian cloisters surrounded by high-altitude vineyards at the foot of the Montsant cliffs, where monks first brought wine culture to Priorat in the 12th century.
La Vilella Alta (La Vilella Alta Vi de Vila)
One of Priorat's more isolated hamlets, where the altitude and aspect push ripening later than in Gratallops, creating wines of distinct freshness alongside the region's characteristic intensity.
Priorat wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Priorat for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Priorat is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Priorat estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Priorat cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Priorat tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Priorat?
If you only open one bottle, open Clos Mogador by clos-mogador. It is the wine most associated with Priorat.