Clos Figueras wines are authentic gems, thanks to a privileged soil and a vision of the Cannan family that they had back in 1997, when they were among the first to arrive in a region that was pure gold in potential.
Technical Sheet
Winery: Own Vineyards, Clos Figueras, Gratallops (Tarragona), manual harvest.
D.O.C. Priorat
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol content: 14.50%
Variety: 60% Grenache and 40% Carignan
Tasting notes: Red wine with an intense red color and a lively rim that still denotes youth. Clean and good tear formation. Intense aroma of ripe and fresh red fruits with a floral finish, followed by certain mentholated and smoky notes. A cheerful, expressive, and light wine. Clos Figueras stands out for its elegance, complexity, and finesse.
Serving temperature: 16-18ºC
Elaboration: Fermentation in open barrels of 300 and 500 liters. Treatment of the paste with daily "pigeage". Subsequently, a two-week maceration is carried out. Vertical press with gentle pressing.
Aging in French oak barrels of 300-500 liters.
The wine ages for 14 months in new and one-year-old barrels.
Pairing: At Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it for roasted lamb, Iberian acorn-fed ham, wild boar, red meats with sauce, duck, roasts, beef, venison
The region has the coveted DOCa..
Currently, the region has the coveted "Denominación de Origen Calificada" designation that in Spain is only shared with Rioja.
The Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat is a small mountainous region located in the province of Tarragona. The Montsant mountain range delimits it to the north, to the west is the La Figuera range, to the east is the Molló range, and to the south, the territory opens following the course of the Siurana river downstream towards the Ebro. The Siurana river and its tributaries are the main geographic artery of the area, and they cause a series of valleys and small plains thanks also to the geological sinuosity of the mountains and mountain slopes. According to the Catalonia legislation regarding the regional administrative division, the territory of the DOCa Priorat falls within a larger administrative delimitation known as the "Comarca del Priorat", which also has a part of the territory that does not belong to the viticultural Priorat.
The Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat has an area of 17,629 hectares, of which 2,163.97 are planted with vines and cultivated by 513 grape growers. Administratively, 9 municipalities are part of the DOCa Priorat: Bellmunt del Priorat, Gratallops, El Lloar, El Molar, La Morera de Montsant (which includes the village of Scala Dei in its term), Poboleda, Porrera, Torroja del Priorat, La Vilella Alta, and La Vilella Baixa. In addition, on the limits of the DOQ Priorat, there is also the northern part of the municipality of Falset (the Masos de Falset area) and the eastern part of the municipality of El Molar (Les Solanes del Molar). La Morera de Montsant, Scala Dei, Gratallops, Torroja del Priorat, Porrera, and Poboleda were formerly part of the Priorat of the Cartuja de Scala Dei. The rest were included in the designation of origin delimitation that was carried out in 1932 and that shapes the current territory of the DOCa Priorat. As a result of the expansion of vine cultivation and the quality of its wines, promoted, driven, and dominated by the Carthusian monks, the area gained worldwide renown that makes it today one of the most important wine-producing areas in the world.
The Clos Figueras Estate
Clos Figueras has an excellent vineyard, with the classic 'llicorella' soil in the famous Gratallops area of the Priorat designation.
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