Priorat Producers

Question 1

What were the original 10 clos of Priorat?

Answer 1

Clos Erasmus
Clos Dofi
Clos Mogador
Clos Martinet
Clos de l'Obac
Clos Ballesteros-Jové
Clos Garsed
Clos Baste-Krug
Clos des Llops
Clos Setien

Question 2

Who owns Clos Erasmus?

Answer 2

Daphne Glorian and Eric Solomon

Question 3

What is the current name of Daphne Glorian’s estate?

Answer 3

Clos i Terrasses

Question 4

What is the varietal breakdown of Clos i Terrasses?

Answer 4

75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 5

What are the estate vineyards of Clos i Terrasses?

Answer 5

Escalas (1988)
Aubagues (early 1990’s)
Socarrats (early 1990’s, contains the Cabernet)
Guinarderes (1998, hottest parcel, densest plantings)

Question 6

What are the two wines of Clos i Terrasses?

Answer 6

Clos Erasmus (site selection)
Laurel

Question 7

What is the only skipped vintage of Clos Erasmus?

Answer 7

2011

Question 8

What is the Palacios family’s ancestral domaine?

Answer 8

Palacios Remondo, Rioja

Question 9

Palacios: Estate Vineyards

Answer 9

Finca Dofí

L’Ermita (named for the chapel on the hill)

Question 10

What is special about L’Ermita?

Answer 10

Vines planted between 1900 and 1940

Northeast facing, steep trellises

Question 11

What is Alvaro Palacio’s Bierzo property, and who does he produce it with?

Answer 11

Descendientes de J. Palacios

His nephew, Richardo Perez

Question 12

Palacios: Priorat Wines

Answer 12

Camins del Priorat (young vines)
Les Terrasses (purchased fruit)
Gratallops 
Finca Dofí
L'Ermita (100% Grenache)

Question 13

Barbier: Wines

Answer 13

Clos Nelin (Blanco, Viognier)
Clos Mogador (40% Garnacha, 35% Cab Sauv, 20% Syrah, 5% Pinot Noir)
Espectacle (100% Grenahce, 120yo vines, Monsant DO)
Manyetes (Carignan plus Grenache, labeled Vila de Gratallops from 2007)

Question 14

What is unusual about René Barbier’s winemaking process?

Answer 14

He uses an olive press, which extract approximately half the juice of a wine press.

Question 15

Who founded Clos (Mas) Martinet?

Answer 15

Josep Lluís Pérez

Question 16

Who is Sara Perez married to?

Answer 16

René Barbier Jr.

Question 17

Mas Martinet: Wines

Answer 17

Menut: purchased fruit from other sources
Martinet Bru: second wine, young vines
El Esçurons: 100% Grenache, 600M
Cami Pesseroles: 60% Cariñena, 40% Garnacha
Clos Martinet: Flagship, 65% Garnacha, 20% Carinena, plus Syrah, Cab Sauv, Merlot

Question 18

What is the winery behind Clos de l’Obac, and who founded it?

Answer 18

Costers del Siurana, founded by Carlos Pasturana

Question 19

Costers del Siurana: Wines

Answer 19

Clos de l’Obac: 35% ea Grenache/Cab Sauv, plus Syrah, Merlot, Cariñena, from 7 vineyards in Gratallops
Dolç de l’Obac: Grenache plus Cab Sauv/Syrah, late harvest, sweet, from Camp des Espills (the last vineyard)
Miserere: Grenache, Cab Sauv, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cariñena, from Torroja del Priorat
Kyrie: sole white, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Xarel-lo, plus Muscat of Alexandria, single vineyard in Torroja del Priorat, aged in oak