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Tasting Highlights: Spain's Priorat
Priorat draws from its past while forging new paths
Priorat stands apart in Spain. This small, mountainous region, just north of Tarragona near the Mediterranean, benefits from a distinctive slate soil called llicorella. The vineyards feature an unusual blend of grapes—old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
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