Appellation: Priorat
Cataluña · Spain
21.3°C
345mm
Hot
Growing-season mean of 19 °C or above
8.5°C
Day–night swing; higher preserves acidity.
Representative-location climate normals, 1989–2018 (TerraClimate), read at Tarragona. Source: Puga et al., OENO One 2022.
- Dry, powerful, concentrated red (Grenache / Carignan)
Grapes of Priorat
An intense Catalan red grown on the steep slate soils known as llicorella.
Priorat lies in a rugged corner of Catalonia, where old vines of Garnacha and Cariñena cling to precipitous terraces of llicorella — a distinctive slate-and-quartz soil that forces roots deep and yields tiny, concentrated crops.
The wines are correspondingly powerful: dark, dense, and mineral, with ripe black fruit, licorice, and a stony intensity that reflects the harsh terrain. A dramatic revival from the 1990s onward turned Priorat into one of Spain's two most prestigious red-wine regions.
Production is recorded by region, not by appellation.