winery

Celler Pasanau

Spain

Philosophy

Stainless-steel fermentation with extended maceration, aged in French oak. Minimal intervention approach honoring high-altitude terroir: elevation (740m+) and llicorella slate soils create wines of refined minerality and restraint despite Priorat's typically robust profile.

Reputation

The Pasanau family has cultivated vineyards in Priorat since the 1850s, beginning in Poboleda before establishing their winery in 1995 in La Morera de Montsant, the region's highest municipality. Set at 740+ meters elevation against the sheer Sierra de Montsant, their estate embodies Priorat's most refined expression: where altitude and glacial llicorella slate replace power with precision.

AllocationVintage blend composition varies: 2006 vintage shows Garnacha/Merlot/Mazuelo/Syrah; 2017 shows 85% Grenache/9% Merlot/6% Cabernet; 2020 listed as 100% Grenache. Classical Wines listed as importer on Wine-Searcher and Import Genius; no current UK or Japan importer identified. Succession: Ricard Pasanau (who led 1980s–2020) deceased; nephew Jordi now proprietor. Organic certification date: begun 2012, completed 2015 (DE-ÖKO-039). Minor source discrepancy on founding year: some sources say 1994 (winery established), others 1995 (formal company registration)—used 1995 as per majority consistent sourcing. Vineyards at 15 hectares per enoguia.cat; production range 30,000–50,000 bottles across sources; used 40,000 as official per prioratenoturisme. Website confirmed active at cellerpasanau.com. No specific UK or Japan importers traced in web results.

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