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Priorat DOQ & Monsant DO (Cataluña) Flashcards

1
Q

What year was Priorat awarded DOQ status?

A

National Level -2009

AUTO Level -2000

Cataluña

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2
Q

What percentage of Priorat is tinto?

A

95%

Cataluña

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3
Q

What wind has a drying effect in Priorat?

A

Cierzo

(Shared with Rioja, Navarra and Aragon)

Cataluña

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4
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Priorat is at the foothills of what range?

A

Serra de Montsant

Cataluña

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5
Q

What river cuts through Priorat?

A

Siurana River

Cataluña

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6
Q

What are costers?

A

Steep Slopes or Riverbanks

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7
Q

What is Vi de Finca?

A

Obsolete category of estate wine, once the highest quality

Replaced by Els Noms de la Terra in 2019

Cataluña

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8
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What are the ‘rules’ of Vi de Vila?

A

Village Wines of Priorat (as of 2007)
-Village Boundaries
-Min 60% Garnacha Tinta and/or Samso
-90% vineyards = Min. 10 Years Old
-Remainder five years old

Cataluña

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9
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What are the ‘rules’ of Vi de Paratge?

A

Single Location Wines of Priorat (as of 2017)
-Paratge Boundries
-Min 60% Garnacha Tinta and/or Samso
-90% vineyards = Min. 15 Years Old
-Remainder five years old
-Total of 459 Paratges

Cataluña

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10
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How many Vi di Paratges are in Priorat?

A

459

Cataluña

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11
Q

What is a Vinya Classificada?

A

Single Vineyard of Priorat similar to
1er Cru

Cataluña

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12
Q

What are the four Vinya Classifcadas of Priorat?

A

Clos Fonta
Clos Mogador
Coma Blanca
Mas de la Rosa

Cataluña

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13
Q

How many sub-zones are in the Vi de Vila?

A

12
Can be listed on Label

Cataluña

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14
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What are the quality designations of Priorat’s El Noms de la Terra (Highest to Lowest)?

A

Gran Vinya Classificada
Vinya Classificada
Vi de Partatge (Lieu-dit)
Vi de Vila (Village)
Priorat DOQ (Regional)

Cataluña

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15
Q

What is the only authorized wine to carry the Gran Vinya Classificada designation?

A

L’Ermita

Cataluña

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16
Q

How old are Vinyes Velles in Priorat by law?

A

Min. 75 Years Old
-or-
Planted prior to 1945

Cataluña

17
Q

What are the two primary red grapes of Priorat & Montsant?

A

Samso/Mazuela/Carignane (Carinena)
Garnacha Tinta

Cataluña

18
Q

What are the three soils of Montsant?

A

Llicorella
Panal
Saulo

19
Q

What is the climate of Montsant & Priorat?

A

Mediterranean

20
Q

The Montsant DO formerly fell under what DO?

A

Falset, a sub-zone of Tarrgona

21
Q

What two rivers flow through Monstant?

A

Monstant
Siurana (also through Priorat)

22
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How many sub-zones are in Montsant?

Spanish Wine Scholar 2024-25 (14 decks)

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