Tour guide for tasting in Priorat, Spain

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Interested in any recommendations for a tour guide in the Priorat region of Spain. Thanks.

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Not sure about a tour guide in the region, but I’ll share a few favorites from my travels in Priorat.

  1. Clos Figueres
    Small producer, owned by a British gentleman who now lives in the region. Wines are excellent and a good value. The mid-tier Font de La Figuera is particularly excellent. They also run a wonderful restaurant on the property, and I would say it’s a must visit. One of the best lunches we had in Spain, and we ate very well. Humble and authentic is what really stands out here.

  2. Trossos del Priorat
    Both a producer and a hotel. We stayed here and the place took our breath away. Set into the top of the mountain, the place has only about 6 guest rooms, all with stunning views looking into the mountains and the terraced vines of priorat. The staff could not be more kind and generous. They let us use their gorgeous kitchen as our own, and pull any bottle of wine to enjoy from the cellars for an extremely modest amount (literally they just asked us to write down what we pulled on a piece of paper, treated like family here). I will be back to this place because it left such an impression on me and my wife.

  3. Ferrer Bobet
    They were still fairly new to the scene when I first visited, and didn’t yet have estate vines ready to produce their wines, but even with the purchased fruit they made some very good wines. By now, they should be producing from their own vines, which were being cared for meticulously. The tasting room here is the most stunning I’ve ever experienced in any region I’ve traveled to. Panoramic views of the mountains doesn’t even begin to describe what it feels like to taste in this room. It’s something you have to see to believe. Driving all the way up the mountains to get here is the one tricky part…gps isn’t particularly useful in these remote places. But well worth a visit

  4. Clos Mogador
    Hands down my favorite wine from the region. A pioneering family for the region too. One of the most interesting white wines you’ll ever taste too. Must visit in my opinion.

  5. Mas Martinet
    Also excellent wines here. More gentle and natural winemaking. Think more finesse and a bit less power.

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Thank you so much. Very helpful.

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Thank you, this was really helpful planning our trip.

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You are welcome.

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Consider adding Celler Vall Llach to the itinerary. Haven’t had one of their wines in a few years, but used to enjoy them quite a bit.

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I often see Palacios get recommended, but he isn’t open to the public at all and even trade visits are a bit tricky to arrange. Ferrer Bobet officially accepts visits, but can be hit and miss as to when they’re available. Same for Mas Martinet which at this point one should just assume they don’t do visits. Clos Mogador has a really weird schedule as well.
If you want easy, Scala Dei is open every day and is one of the few to accept either tastings or visits. Marco Abella tend to be rather open for visits as well.
Clos Figueres as mentioned is also always open albeit it’s more to go there for lunch and have a taste of the wines. A tour operator based in Barcelona gives a tour of the region and claims “three” visits when one of them is this lunch with wines.
And of course, when I’m not away researching reports for https://www.hudin.com, I’m available for tours via https://priorat.guide/

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For the record I recommend Miquel. He was our guide a few years back and he did good job.

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Clos Figueres is well worth the trip. The restaurant is wonderful and the wines are quite special as well. Doesn’t have the big name of some of the others but it performs right up there.