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CLN0223RW
L'Interrogant
2023
Priorat
Organic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur
Vegan

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DOQ Priorat, is one of only two regions (along with DOCa Rioja) that sit at a quality level above the rest of Spanish wines, affording them higher prices and a much more stringent quality control. As with much of Catalunya its mainstay grape is Garnacha (both White & Black) with 3 and 4 other international varietals allowed respectively. But it is Priorat’s heat and soil that truly distinguishes it from its neighbours. Old bush vines, in poor steep rocky and black slate soil (Licorella) offer small yields of powerful concentrated fruit as the vines struggle to find water. There is an aging system but it’s barely followed, with most wines spending 12-18 month in French oak and a year or two in bottle.

Clos 93 was the 93rd winery to register with the Consejo Regulador de Priorat. Founded a decade ago by brothers Rubén and Josep Sabaté, along with their uncle Pepo, it remains a true family project, with wines carefully crafted in Pepo’s house and garage. Their grapes come from vines in El Lloar, where they are one of only two wineries. Now, with 108 registered wineries in Priorat, Clos 93 is no longer the newest but is officially recognised as the smallest—producing just 12,500 bottles a year. The 25- to 50-year-old vines used across their four wines are organically farmed with minimal intervention, treated only with small amounts of sulphur and copper. All grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed, fermenting spontaneously with native yeasts. The wines are aged in large 300L French oak barrels, naturally stabilised for five weeks, and bottled without fine filtering and with minimal added sulphites. 

Tasting note: Reserved; firm; dark red fruit nose - a little grapey with blackcurrant; cooked raspberry and tomato leaf. It's dense and refined but not especially juicy; with really developed, fine and grippy tannins. Silky dark red fruits are followed by violets and damsons. Not as much of a fruit bomb as other years; but more classic; drier and savoury.
Winemaking Detail: Hand harvested from 27-45 year old vines. Maceration for approximately 25-30 days before aging in used French oak for 12 months on the lees.
Features Blackcurrant Plum Balsamic Juicy Powerful

Features Balsamic, Blackcurrant, Juicy, Mouthwatering, Plum, Powerful,
Tasting note Reserved, firm, dark red fruit nose - a little grapey with blackcurrant, cooked raspberry and tomato leaf. It's dense and refined but not especially juicy, with really developed, fine and grippy tannins. Silky dark red fruits are followed by violets and damsons. Not as much of a fruit bomb as other years, but more classic, drier and savoury.
Drink with
Grilled meats, Secreto pork, Venison,

Wine details

Country Spain
Region Priorat
Producer Clos 93
Wine Name L'Interrogant
Colour Red
Style Rich & Full bodied
Vintage 2023
Main Grape Grenache
Other Grapes 45% Carignan; 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Size 6 x 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.14
Production 8800
Aging 12 months in 300L French oak barrels
Soil Red clay and black slate (Licorella)
Time to drink Now - 2031
Winemaking Detail Hand harvested from 27-45 year old vines. Maceration for approximately 25-30 days before aging in used French oak for 12 months on the lees.

CLN0223RW
Clos 93
L'Interrogant
2023
Priorat
Organic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur
Vegan

DOQ Priorat, is one of only two regions (along with DOCa Rioja) that sit at a quality level above the rest of Spanish wines, affording them higher prices and a much more stringent quality control. As with much of Catalunya its mainstay grape is Garnacha (both White & Black) with 3 and 4 other international varietals allowed respectively. But it is Priorat’s heat and soil that truly distinguishes it from its neighbours. Old bush vines, in poor steep rocky and black slate soil (Licorella) offer small yields of powerful concentrated fruit as the vines struggle to find water. There is an aging system but it’s barely followed, with most wines spending 12-18 month in French oak and a year or two in bottle.

Clos 93 was the 93rd winery to register with the Consejo Regulador de Priorat. Founded a decade ago by brothers Rubén and Josep Sabaté, along with their uncle Pepo, it remains a true family project, with wines carefully crafted in Pepo’s house and garage. Their grapes come from vines in El Lloar, where they are one of only two wineries. Now, with 108 registered wineries in Priorat, Clos 93 is no longer the newest but is officially recognised as the smallest—producing just 12,500 bottles a year. The 25- to 50-year-old vines used across their four wines are organically farmed with minimal intervention, treated only with small amounts of sulphur and copper. All grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed, fermenting spontaneously with native yeasts. The wines are aged in large 300L French oak barrels, naturally stabilised for five weeks, and bottled without fine filtering and with minimal added sulphites. 

Tasting note: Reserved; firm; dark red fruit nose - a little grapey with blackcurrant; cooked raspberry and tomato leaf. It's dense and refined but not especially juicy; with really developed, fine and grippy tannins. Silky dark red fruits are followed by violets and damsons. Not as much of a fruit bomb as other years; but more classic; drier and savoury.
Winemaking Detail: Hand harvested from 27-45 year old vines. Maceration for approximately 25-30 days before aging in used French oak for 12 months on the lees.
Features Blackcurrant Plum Balsamic Juicy Powerful

Features Balsamic, Blackcurrant, Juicy, Mouthwatering, Plum, Powerful,
Tasting note Reserved, firm, dark red fruit nose - a little grapey with blackcurrant, cooked raspberry and tomato leaf. It's dense and refined but not especially juicy, with really developed, fine and grippy tannins. Silky dark red fruits are followed by violets and damsons. Not as much of a fruit bomb as other years, but more classic, drier and savoury.
Drink with
Grilled meats, Secreto pork, Venison,

Wine details

Country Spain
Region Priorat
Producer Clos 93
Wine Name L'Interrogant
Style Rich & Full bodied
Vintage 2023
Main Grape Grenache
Other Grapes 45% Carignan; 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Size 6 x 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.14
Production 8800
Aging 12 months in 300L French oak barrels
Soil Red clay and black slate (Licorella)
Time to drink Now - 2031
Winemaking Detail Hand harvested from 27-45 year old vines. Maceration for approximately 25-30 days before aging in used French oak for 12 months on the lees.