Clos Mogador Priorat

Priorat DOCa, Spain

Priorat's founding estate wine — Grenache, Carinyena (Carignan), Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah from llicorella schist soils. Aged 12-14 months in French and American oak barriques. Dark cherry, black plum, dried herbs, black olive, mineral schist, and warming spice from the extreme Priorat climate. The original expression of what llicorella schist produces when farmed with old-vine Grenache and Carinyena. Consistently one of Spain's greatest wines: 94-98 points from Robert Parker and Wine Advocate.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Grenache-led Priorat dark fruit harmonises with spiced braised lamb
• main: Clos Mogador's Grenache-dominant llicorella Priorat — dark fruit, dried herbs, black olive, mineral slate — pairs perfectly with Mediterranean herb-roasted lamb. The wild herbs (rosemary, thyme, herbes de Provence) mirror the wine's garrigue character; black olives amplify the wine's distinctive Priorat olive note. The lamb fat softens the wine's concentrated tannin.
• main: Generous Priorat fruit and structured tannins balance duck confit fat
• main: Priorat mineral intensity and tannin structure handle suckling pig richness
• cheese: Manchego lanolin and quince paste echo wine's dark fruit and mineral structure
• main: Llicorella mineral backbone echoes charred octopus and smoky paprika oil
• dessert: Bold Priorat fruit and acidity contrast sweet-bitter dark chocolate and tart berries