Venus la Universal ★ 4.4
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.
Cesar Martinell-designed 1919 cooperative in Falset producing the Etim range; its modernist wine-cathedral architecture is as compelling as the Garnacha inside.
Address: Avinguda de la Catalunya 2, 43730 Falset, Tarragona, Spain, Priorat
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.
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.