The Calvestra Estate is located at an impressive 900 metres above the Mediterranean. You may not yet have heard of the Merseguera grape variety, but if you think of a Chardonnay, Roussanne and Viognier blend, you will not be far away. A year’s ageing in Burgundian barrels adds mealy softly honeyed notes to a citric core, and gentle hints of cinnamon and clove adorn the back palate in deference to the prospect of a dignified development. 
Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer

Cérvoles is an altitutidinous “boutique” bodega owned by Castell del Remei, one of the great Catalonian bodegas and the leading property in the denominación of Costers del Segre. Bordering Priorat, this property produces some of the most fascinating wines in Spain.

A blend of 45 percent Chardonnay and 55 percent Macabeo, fermented and matured in Allier wood, the latter for eight months, the 2013 Cérvoles is typically complex, with aromas of nutmeg and grapefruit and a generous leesy mouthfeel, which marries white-fleshed fruits with hints of pineapple, brioche and almond.

Beautifully scented, this wine has bright red cherry aromas alongside a fresh beetroot character. Vibrant and refreshing, it has lovely concentration with crunchy red fruit, hedgerow and earthy notes alongside fine, yet pert, tannins. This is a fascinating wine which clearly displays the delicate and individual character of the Mencía grape. Drink now to 2019.
Catriona Felstead MW - Wine Buyer, June 2017

Enrique Basarte and Elisa Ucar, the dynamic team behind Domaines Lupier, have nurtured their fascination for old-vine Garnacha by acquiring 27 parcels in the hills of Navarra, all based around the precipitous village of San Martín de Unx. These vineyards are located at altitudes ranging from 400 to 700 metres above the sea, and their photogenic vines date back to 1903.

La Dama is a very refined example of Garnacha from Navarra grown at 750 metres of altitude, expressing what Enrique describes as “Atlantic mountain viticulture”. Mineral and fresh are the two adjectives that spring to mind when thinking of the wines of Domaines Lupier. The domaine’s old vines give tiny yields of supremely concentrated fruit, which here translate into wave after wave of crunchy black fruit flavours, as well as that beguiling mineral character. Drink now to 2020.
Enrique Basarte and Elisa Úcar are the proud proprietors of 17ha of vines divided across no fewer than 27 miniscule parcels – indicating that they are not wedded to the easy option! This delightful couple are evangelists for old-vine Garnacha, and wax lyrical about the terroir around San Martín de Unx, where the influence of altitude and the Atlantic are felt with equal force.

Such an attractive nose with aromas of purple flowers, rose petals, musk and ripe plum fruit. Almost Port-like. On first taste it is very gentle, but given a swirl of air it develops into a weighty palate brimming with elegant herbs, fennel, lavender, fresh plum fruit and a powerful, mouth filling mid-palate. Gratallops always seems to be effortless and elegant, all the while retaining a lightness of touch and fine detail to the very end. The 2013 is no exception. 
Laura Atkinson - Private Account Manager

The west-facing vines relished the afternoon sun in this temperamental vintage and the wine is suitably lifted and fragrant. Notes of balsam, black tea and cassis are all entwined and a cool, sophisticated mid-palate promises great things. 
Simon Field - Wine Buyer

One of only two Vins de Finca Qualificada from Priorat, the 2013 Clos Mogador is a complex blend of Garnacha and Cariñena with a touch of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. It felt serious and a little backward, terribly balanced with shy notes of peat and graphite emerging with some time in the glass, subtle and complex, slowly revealing nuances of dark cherries, violets, black olives and later some red fruit. The palate is surprising: when I expected it to show its power, it just whispered and danced on my tongue with lively acidity that made it feel a lot lighter than it is. There is depth, elegance and incipient complexity. Here everything is in perfect harmony, with lots of everything, dry extract, acidity, alcohol and tannin, but somehow you don't notice any of it.

A remarkable vintage of Mogador. Given the quality, the price seems like a bargain, and availability shouldn't be too bad either, as some 28,000 bottles were filled in June 2015. Put it aside in your cellar, because this is a 20-year bottle of Priorat.
Luis Gutiérrez - robertparker.com, Oct 2016

Álvaro Palacios and Ricardo Perez have worked hard since 1998 to build the reputation of their Bierzo vineyards, using Priorat as a role model and Mencía, rather than Garnacha, as a calling card. The modus operandi is not dissimilar however, with organic viticulture, minimal intervention and neither fining not filtration employed.

Exhibiting darker characteristics than Las Lamas or Villa de Corullón, the 2013 Moncerbal also shows glimpses of sweet tobacco leaf and a wonderful feminine lift in the latter stages of the mid-palate which draws one into the elegant finish. There is a density to the tannins and integration of oak which will ensure this is very enjoyable after a further two to three years in the cellar and at least five after that.

Bierzo's principal grape is the obscure, indigenous red variety Mencía. While Bierzo is a relatively new wine appellation (a DO since 1989), it has a wealth of very old vines, planted on extremely steep hillsides, and in this respect it much resembles the Priorat region. Alvaro Palacios, with his nephew Ricardo Perez, established Descendientes de J. Palacios in 1998 in the village of Villafranca del Bierzo.

This is almost the definitive expression of Mencía, its vines perched on a stark vineyard of pure schist. Typically aromatic, this Mencía combines concentration with remarkable finesse. Floral notes lead to dark, well-defined blueberry and blackberry fruit. It has lovely depth, but is linear in style, so you’ll experience a luxurious glide along the palate. There is a real lightness of touch on show here. Very classy indeed.

From a single parcel of vines, La Faraona is the best Mencia on the market. The nose is beautiful with heady violets, lavender, crushed rocks and forest floor. Alongside the abundance of aromatics, this has fleshy, ripe fruit flavours and captivating smoky oak notes from the 600-litre barrels. The minerality keeps everything fresh and pure but a powerful structure suggests this will be a long lived one. This has such a long finish, showing all the details and layers you expect in exceptional wine.
Laura Atkinson - Private Account Manager

Outstanding in every way, El Pisón is still swathed in oak and youthful insouciance; its potential cannot be hidden, however. For me it has now joined the rather small coterie of world wines, of which, paradoxically, both expectation and experience seem to increase every year. 
Simon Field - Wine Buyer

Always eagerly anticipated; Finca Dofi is intense, generous and velvety, yet it remains a very fairly priced offering from Álvaro Palacios. The 2013 effort has wonderful floral notes, framed by fine tannins and acidity. Vibrant and forward, thus extended ageing isn’t required but this will develop until 2025. A good introduction to fine Priorat. 
Martyn Rolph - Private Account Manager

The nose is aromatic, expressive and open, quite perfumed and subtle, with no traces of oak (the wine now ages in used barriques); even the spices are very much in the background. The Pingus vineyards behaved quite well in a difficult vintage, as great vineyards are a lot more homogeneous, so the vines are very balanced: the two vineyards used for Pingus, San Cristobal and Barroso, were planted in 1929 with two different massale selections. The palate is also approachable and gentle, with very good acidity and very fine tannins, elegance and character. I think there will be very few (or none!) wines in Ribera in 2013 like this Pingus. Well done!
Luis Gutiérrez - The Wine Advocate #22, Oct 2015