Technical Data
Winery: Own Vineyards, Clos Figueras, Gratallops (Tarragona), manual harvest.
D.O.Calificada. Priorat
Alcohol Content: 13.3%
Variety: 100% White Grenache.
Tasting Notes: Pale yellow white wine with green reflections that still shows youth. Clean and bright. Fresh entry in the mouth with a long journey, with yellow fruit such as peaches or apricots, and white fruit such as pears. Pleasant fruity finish.
Serving Temperature: 8°C
Winemaking
Vertical press with gentle pressing. Fermentation in 1000-liter steel tanks controlling temperatures. 6 months of aging in steel tanks.
Elaboration: The harvest is manual using 15 kg boxes. Once in the winery, a second selection of the grapes is made. Vertical press with gentle pressing. Fermentation in 1000-liter steel tanks controlling temperatures. 6 months of aging in steel tanks.
Pairing: It is a wine that at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend with blue fish, fresh, creamy and semi-cured sheep cheeses, seafood, and appetizers (seafood preserves such as cockles, mussels, or clams).
The region has the coveted DOCa...
Currently, the region has the coveted "Denominación de Origen Calificada" designation, which 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 mountain range, to the east the Molló mountain 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 geographical artery of the area, causing a series of valleys and small plains thanks also to the geological sinuosity of the mountains and mountain slopes. According to Catalonia's legislation regarding 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 is not part of the wine-producing 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 winegrowers. 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 within its term), Poboleda, Porrera, Torroja del Priorat, La Vilella Alta, and La Vilella Baixa. In addition, on the limits of the DOQ Priorat, 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) are also located. La Morera de Montsant, Scala Dei, Gratallops, Torroja del Priorat, Porrera, and Poboleda formerly integrated the Priorat of the Chartreuse of Scala Dei. The rest were included in the designation of origin delimitation made in 1932, which 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 acquired worldwide renown that makes it one of the most important wine regions in the world today.
The Clos Figueras Estate
Clos Figueras has an excellent vineyard, with the classic 'llicorella' soil, in the famous gratallops area of the Priorat designation of origin.
The property was acquired in October 1997 by Charlotte and Christopher Cannan on the recommendation of René Barbier, owner of the famous Clos Mogador estate and founder of the "new wave" Priorat movement in the late 1980s. An initial purchase of approximately 10 hectares of
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