Overview
Spain's most dramatic wine landscape — ancient Garnacha vines on vertical slate (llicorella) terraces. Two DOCas in Spain: Rioja and Priorat. The wines are intense, mineral, searingly concentrated with a slate-and-mineral backbone unique in the world.
In The Glass
- Colour
- Deep purple
- Nose
- Black cherry, Blackberry, Prune, Slate and Graphite.
- Palate
- Spain's most intense — slate-mineral Garnacha of astonishing concentration. Generally very full-bodied, medium acidity, firm tannins, dry, with a very long finish.
Tasting Profile
Body Very Full5/5
Tannins Firm4/5
Acidity Medium3/5
Sweetness Bone Dry1/5
Alcohol Very High5/5
Grapes
GarnachaCariñena (Carignan)Cabernet SauvignonSyrah
Aromas And Notes
Black cherryBlackberryPruneFigSlateGraphiteMineralDark chocolateLeatherGameIronCoffee
Terroir
Mediterranean continental — extreme heat, no rainfall, poor slate soils.
Llicorella (slate-mica schist)VolcanicLimestone pockets
Food Pairings
Roast suckling pigGame birdsAged ManchegoWild boar
Notable Producers
- Álvaro Palacios, founded 1989 - L'Ermita
- Clos Mogador, founded 1979 - Clos Mogador