Priorat Gran Reserva Tour
Exclusive Luxury Wine, Gastronomy and Culture Tour.
DOQ Priorat, source of Spains most potent new wines, is located half an hour into the interior from Tarragona, the Roman capital of Iberia. The wines of Priorat have always been of special importance because of their concentration and high alcohol content which made them easy to conserve and suitable for shipping. In 1893 Priorat was thriving with 17,000 hectacres of vines planted and unprecedented demand for its wines and spirits, then the phyloxera insect arrived. This was followed by years of bad harvests, disease and the civil war. By the 1970s there were less than 800 hectacres under cultivation and there were more houses than people.
Today, Priorat is a perfectly preserved paradise. The unique terroir, climate, native varieties of Garnatxa and Carinena have been tamed by a new wave of adventurous and skilled wine makers. Old restaurants have renovated their menus and new restaurants have opened with some very interesting gastronomic proposals. We are delighted to bring visitors to Priorat and introduce them to the awesome scenery and the very special wines and wineries.
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8.00 Luxury transport transfer to Priorat.
9.30 Traditional Catalan breakfast in Scala Dei, historic capital of Priorat. Gourmet treats include Catalan “pa amb tomaquet”, Iberian ham, artisan cheeses.
11.30-13.00 First winery visit, to Mas Blanc, a state-of-the-art organic winery producing around 3 thousand cases a year. This will include some of Priorats famous “licorella” Garnatxa and Carinena wines. Private tour and accompanied wine-tasting of the finest products.
13:30-15:30 Delicious gourmet “taste” lunch at Restaurant El Celler de l’Aspic where chef Toni Bru will lead us through a combined tasting of 5 excellent dishes, each accompanied by a matching Priorat wine, a delight to the eye, the nose and the palate. By special arrangement we also visit other restaurants of Priorat, Mas Trucafort and Irreductibles.
restaurant irreductibles Gratallops
16:00-17:30- A short drive will take us to la Vilella Baixa for our second winery visit. Here we will taste the brews of Lo Givot. An accompanied private visit will introduce you to every aspect of this highly acclaimed boutique wine producer. You will taste their top products,
17:30-19:30 Time to relax in luxury transport for your transfer back to your accommodation.
You will have witnessed the most spectacular of Spanish wine regions as it emerges from 100 years of seclusion and regains its place amoung the first wine regions of Europe and the world.
Priorat main attractions: The Montsant massif, Scala Dei, incredible landscape, potent terroir wines, ancient hermitages and monestaries, frontier towns, lead mines, excellent Catalan cuisine.
Web pages of interest
Bodegas Pinord: www.pinord.es/english/paginas.asp
Lo Givot www.cellerdelpont.com
DOQ Priorat www.falset.net/poble/poble/consultavip.asp
Priorat Turisme: www.agroturisme.org/novaa/priorat.htm
www.priorat.org/turisme.php