Vinyes dels Aspres ★ 4.0
A DOQ Priorat producer working the llicorella soils of the Priorat comarca with Garnacha and Cariñena from steep terraced vineyards.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: aspres-vi-de-paratge
A small-scale DOQ Priorat producer in Torroja del Priorat working with Garnacha and Cariñena from characteristic llicorella slate soils.
Signature wines: massana-noya-vi-de-paratge
Address: Afores, s/n, 43737 Torroja del Priorat, Tarragona, Spain
A DOQ Priorat producer working the llicorella soils of the Priorat comarca with Garnacha and Cariñena from steep terraced vineyards.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: aspres-vi-de-paratge
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
Established in 1878 at the site of the 12th-century Carthusian monastery of Escaladei, the origin of organised wine cultivation in Priorat. Specialises in Garnacha from high-altitude mountain vineyards near Montsant.
Tasting: Guided visits of winery and heritage site; book through the estate website.
Signature wines: scala-dei-cartoixa, scala-dei-prior, scala-dei-masdeu