38 editor-picked estates growing Syrah in Priorat.
Where to taste Syrah in Priorat: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
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.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact the estate directly.
Signature wines: clos-mogador, manyetes, clos-nelin
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.
Tasting: Visits strictly by appointment.
Signature wines: lermita, finca-dofi, gratallops-vi-de-vila, camins-del-priorat, manyetes
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.
Tasting: Guided visits by arrangement; contact visits@obac.es.
Signature wines: clos-de-lobac, miserere, kyrie
Founded by Josep Lluis Perez in 1981 and now led by his daughter Sara Perez, Mas Martinet is one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. The estate produces ecologically farmed wines from steep llicorella slate plots.
Tasting: Unique tasting experiences in the vineyard by appointment.
Signature wines: clos-martinet, martinet-bru, cami-pesseroles
Founded in 2005 by pharmaceutical entrepreneur Sergi Ferrer-Salat and former Torres technical director Raul Bobet, Ferrer Bobet focuses on old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena from the mountain terrain between Falset and Porrera.
Tasting: Barrels and Aromas (1.5 hrs, 35 euros) or From Vine to Glass (2.5 hrs, 50 euros); book via website.
Signature wines: ferrer-bobet-vinyes-velles, ferrer-bobet-selecci-especial
Founded in the early 1990s by singer Lluis Llach and his partner Enric Costa in Porrera. Mas de la Rosa holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier in DOQ Priorat. The estate is known for Cariñena-dominant blends.
Tasting: Guided visits by appointment at the Porrera cellar.
Signature wines: mas-de-la-rosa, idus-de-vall-llach, embruix-de-vall-llach
The Marco family has cultivated vineyards in Porrera since the 15th century; David Marco and Olivia Bayes built the modern winery in 2005. Produces seven red and two white cuvees in DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Enoturisme experiences available; contact enoturisme@marcoabella.com.
Signature wines: mas-mallola, loidana, olbia
Founded in 1996 by the Buil and Gine families, with roots six generations deep in Priorat. The first bodega in the region purposely built for wine tourism, featuring a hotel and restaurant Amics on the estate.
Tasting: First winery in Priorat built for tourism; wine experiences, 4-star hotel and restaurant Amics on site.
Signature wines: gine-gine, joan-gine, pleret
A family winery founded in 1978 by Pere Sangenis and Coxita Vaque, based on the village square of Porrera. Produces 25,000 to 30,000 bottles annually from 15 hectares of DOQ Priorat vineyards.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement at the village cellar in Porrera.
Signature wines: sangenis-i-vaque-coster-de-les-vinyes, sangenis-i-vaque-el-serral, sangenis-i-vaque-porrera-vi-de-vila
A family winery housed since 1984 in a 17th-century building in Torroja del Priorat originally constructed by the Carthusian monks of Scala Dei. Produces small-batch wines from DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Artisanal winery visits by arrangement; contact comercial@rotllantorra.com.
Signature wines: rotllan-torra-crianza, rotllan-torra-tirant
A family winery in the DOQ Priorat combining traditional viticulture on llicorella slate soils with modern cellar techniques, producing the Clos de Tafall and MIN cuvees from Garnacha and Cariñena.
Tasting: Wine tourism experiences; contact carolclosberenguer@gmail.com.
Signature wines: clos-berenguer-negre, clos-berenguer-blanc
The seventh generation of the Sangenis family at Porrera, with estate history dating to 1814. The modern Celler Cal Pla facility, built in 2017, vinifies Garnacha and Cariñena from the family's Mas d'en Compte vineyard.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at the Porrera cellar.
Signature wines: celler-cal-pla-planots, celler-cal-pla-nou-naix
Founded in 1999 on the historic Mas Romani estate in La Vilella Alta. First wines were released in 2004, focusing on old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena from steep llicorella terraces in the DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Visits available; contact info@bodegasmasalta.com.
Signature wines: la-creu-alta, artigot, bodegas-mas-alta-garnacha
Produces eight wines from vineyards across the DOQ Priorat, including parcels planted in 1934 in Bellmunt, Torroja and other villages. The Memories ranci draws on a solera from 1927.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement; contact via website.
Signature wines: costers-del-priorat-pissarres, costers-del-priorat-carinyena
Founded in 1989 by Daphne Glorian as one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. Now operating as Clos i Terrasses, the estate produces the Erasmus and Laurel cuvees from terraced Garnacha plots in Gratallops.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; very limited production boutique estate.
Signature wines: clos-erasmus, laurel
A DOQ Priorat producer in the Els Guiamets area on the eastern edge of the appellation, working Garnacha and Cariñena from llicorella slate soils.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Signature wines: guiamets-vi-de-paratge
A boutique producer with parcels across the DOQ Priorat, crafting Garnacha-dominant reds and small volumes of white from Garnacha Blanca and Roussanne.
Tasting: Visits by appointment in Falset.
Signature wines: font-de-la-figuera, clos-figueres
The Catalan Torres family's DOQ Priorat project in Gratallops, producing Salmos and Perpetual from Garnacha and Cariñena alongside Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact via Familia Torres website.
Signature wines: salmos-priorat, perpetual-priorat
Sara Perez (Mas Martinet) and Rene Barbier Jr (Clos Mogador) founded this joint project in 1999, focused on DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat with organically farmed Garnacha and Cariñena.
Tasting: Visits by appointment.
Signature wines: venus-la-universal, dido-negre
A DOQ Priorat estate in Poboleda working Garnacha, Cariñena and Syrah on llicorella, with a range from entry-level Tres Esteles to the estate Galena bottling.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Signature wines: galena-priorat, tres-esteles
Rene Barbier's original 1989 revival estate on llicorella slate terraces above Gratallops; tasting visits explore the Manyetes vineyards and the historic cellar.
Sara Perez's family estate on the Falset-Gratallops road; winery visits combine llicorella terrace walks with tasting of Clos Martinet and the Camino range.
Carles Pastrana's Gratallops estate, one of the 1989 founding five; tours take in the Obac terraces, the barrel cellar and a tasting of Miserere and Clos de l'Obac.
Historic family cellar in Gratallops village with stone surroundings and Garnacha-dominant Priorat in a traditional village setting.
Cesar Martinell-designed 1919 cooperative in Falset producing the Etim range; its modernist wine-cathedral architecture is as compelling as the Garnacha inside.
Founded 1973 next to the Cartoixa d'Escaladei ruins; one of Priorat's earliest modern wineries with a tasting programme at the original Carthusian vine site.
Daphne Glorian's boutique Gratallops estate and one of the original five from 1989; tiny quantities of Clos Erasmus and Laurel produced in the village cellar.
El Masroig cooperative offering tastings of its Les Sorts and Sola Fred range from Montsant terraces along the southern DOQ Priorat boundary.
The Torres family Priorat project; Salmos winery visits can be arranged through Torres enoturismo, combining llicorella terraces with the Salmos tasting portfolio.
Sara Perez and Rene Barbier Jr's Falset project on DO Montsant with a natural-winemaking approach; old-vine Garnacha and Carinena at accessible price points.
Family winery run by Marc Ribo near Gratallops producing layered DOQ Priorat from old-vine llicorella terraces; tours focus on sustainable viticulture.
El Lloar estate on DOQ Priorat terraces producing a mineral single-village style from llicorella and slate soils; intimate tasting by appointment.
125-hectare family estate in Bellmunt del Priorat with organic certification and biodynamic practices since 2008, producing reds and whites from licorella and slate soils.
Tip: Mas d'en Gil offers wine tourism visits including vineyard walks and tastings. The Bellmunt Vi de Vila wines and the white Coma Alta are the connoisseur's selections.
Small organic estate in Porrera producing Garnacha and Carinena wines from steep licorella terraces. Little-known beyond specialist circles despite consistent quality from organically farmed vines.
Tip: Clos Figueras wines are stocked by a handful of specialist importers in the US and UK. The Porrera Vi de Vila bottling is the one to seek.
Camins del Priorat is the entry tier from Alvaro Palacios, blending Garnacha and Carinena sourced from eight municipalities across the DOQ. Fruit-forward and accessible, it represents the accessible face of the estate without sacrificing the minerality of the licorella soils.
Tip: Widely distributed in export markets. A multi-varietal blend of Garnacha, Carinena, and small parcels of Syrah and Merlot.
Bru is the entry-level bottling from Mas Martinet, combining Garnacha with Carinena and Syrah from organically farmed vines in Falset. Sara Perez's agroecological approach is reflected in the freshness and precision of the wine despite its approachable price.
Tip: Mas Martinet Bru is the most accessible way to experience Sara Perez's biodynamic-leaning farming philosophy without the price of the estate's top single-parcel wines.
Embruix (meaning 'bewitching' in Catalan) is the entry wine from Vall Llach, blending multiple varieties from younger estate vines in Porrera.
Tip: Embruix provides an entry point to Vall Llach's Porrera terroir at a fraction of the price of their village and single-parcel bottlings.
Mas d'en Gil is a family estate in Bellmunt del Priorat with 125 hectares of vineyards, olive groves, and Mediterranean woodland. The Rovira family introduced biodynamic practices from 2008 and maintains organic certification across the property. Coma Vella is the entry-level wine from the estate, offering organically farmed Bellmunt fruit at an approachable price.
Tip: Mas d'en Gil holds organic certification across the 125-hectare estate (vineyards, olive groves, Mediterranean woodland), with biodynamic practices applied since 2008.