Spain - Priorat Producers

Question 1

What were the original 10 clos of Priorat?

Answer 1

Clos ErasmusClos DofiClos MogadorClos MartinetClos de l’ObacClos Ballesteros-JovéClos GarsedClos Baste-KrugClos des LlopsClos 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 DofíL’Ermita (named for the chapel on the hill)

Question 10

What is special about L’Ermita?

Answer 10

Vines planted between 1900 and 1940Northeast facing, steep trellises

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Descendientes de J. PalaciosHis nephew, Richardo Perez

Question 12

Palacios: Priorat Wines

Answer 12

Camins del Priorat (young vines)Les Terrasses (purchased fruit)Gratallops Finca DofíL’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 sourcesMartinet Bru: second wine, young vinesEl Esçurons: 100% Grenache, 600MCami Pesseroles: 60% Cariñena, 40% GarnachaClos 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 GratallopsDolç 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 PrioratKyrie: sole white, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Xarel-lo, plus Muscat of Alexandria, single vineyard in Torroja del Priorat, aged in oak