Buy Wines from the D.O.Q. Priory
The Priorato Qualified Denomination of Origin is located in the province of Tarragona, it was established in 1932 and is currently one of the two D.O. classified together with Rioja, is made up of about 100 wineries and 650 winegrowers, with an area of 1,888 hectares, in its soils we can find the volcanic origins of the area, its base called licorella, is composed of red and black slates with small particles of mica, is located in a continental climate zone with an approximate altitude of 100 to 700 meters above sea level.
The preferred and authorized white varieties in this D.O. They are Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Pedro Ximenez, Chenin, Moscatel de Alejandría, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Pansal, Picapoll Blanco and Viognier.
The preferred and authorized red varieties in this D.O are Garnacha, Samsó, Garnacha Peluda, Cab. Sauvignon, Cab. Franc, Tempranillo, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Picapoll Negro.
The wines of this D.O. They are known for the predominance of red wine made with the Cariñena grape, or with a mixture of this with Garnacha, the key to their current wines. Foreign varieties are usually used as additives. They produce maroon-colored wines with a high level of alcohol. and dense and long flavor, meaty and with good body, white and rosé wines remain in the background.
The minimum percentages of alcoholic volume acquired in their wines are the following: White 13%, Rosé 13%, Red 13.5%, Rancio 15%, Sweet liquor wine 15%, Natural sweet wine 15%. p>