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DOCa PRIORATO

Priorato is crafts and tradition, old and robust grapevines that they grow and are born very inside the province of Tarragona; and they are cultivated on steep hillsides and slaty bench-covers of scanty fertility and very difficult culture.

Vintages of the wine region

E-Excellent # VG-Very Good # G-Good # R-Regular # D-Deficient #

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Show Details PRIORATO qualified Designation of Origin

Zone of production

Tarragona:Bellmunt del priorat, El lloar, El molar, Falset, Gratallops, La morera de montsant, La vilella alta, La vilella baixa, Poboleda, Porrera, Torroja del priorat

Climate

This zone enjoys a moderate and dry, great climate fresher than in the of Tarragona littoral.

Stained Varieties

Authorized: Mazuela, shaggy Robe, Cariñena, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah.

Preferential: Robe Dyes

White Varieties

Authorized: white Robe, Macabeo, Pedro Ximenez, Chenin, Viognier.

Preferential: N/A

Types of wine

Black and Pink Wine. For these wines it will have to be in use, as minimum, 80% of grape of the varieties black robe, shaggy robe, cariñena, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah, the experimental varieties will not be able to overcome 20%.
White Wine. in the production of white wines they will have to use, as minimum, 80% of grapes of the varieties macabeo, white robe, viognier, chenin and Pedro Ximenez, the experimental varieties will not be able to overcome 20%.
Dry stained Wine. they will have an alcoholic acquired minimal graduation of 13,5% vol. and the pink ones and the whites 13% vol.
Mellow Wine. that are obtained of natural form by his upbringing in wood in very dry environments, will have an alcoholic acquired minimal graduation of 15% vol
naturally sweet and semisweet Wines. obtained from grapes sobremaduradas will have a minimal graduation of 14,5% vol.
sweet and semisweet natural Wines of liquor. endrán alcoholic acquired minimal graduations of 15% vol. During his process of production they it will be possible add alcohol of wine, providing that they have acquired 8 degrees of natural alcohol.