From the village to the vineyard: how the wines are classified
A wine is the fruit of a place, and the more precise the place, the more the wine says about it. That is why DOQ Priorat created a classification ladder, called “The names of the land”, built on three values: transparency, humility and recovering what had been lost.
The ladder, from broad to precise
- 1. DOQ Priorat wine
Reflects the general winegrowing character of the appellation.
- 2. Village wine (Vi de Vila)
Made from the grapes of a single village. It carries the identity of the village’s patchwork of landscapes, the sum of its vineyard sites.
- 3. Paratge wine (Vi de Paratge)
Shows an even purer essence, tied to the terrain, the geology and a defined microclimate.
- 4. Classified vineyard (Vinya Classificada)
Comes from a single vineyard of exceptional qualities, bottled separately.
- 5. Grand classified vineyard (Gran Vinya Classificada)
Very rare examples of natural and historical talent, which have come down to us unaltered.
The council’s wine directory also lists “old vines” and “estate” labels, without explaining them on the pages we consulted. To guarantee all this, the council has identified every vineyard plot and controls the traceability of every grape and every wine.
The 12 grape-growing zones
DOQ Priorat is divided into 12 grape-growing zones, which do not fully match administrative boundaries: they were set using geographic, environmental, climatic, social, historical and economic variables. Ten are villages and two are zones of a neighbouring municipality.
- Bellmunt del Priorat
- Gratallops
- el Lloar
- la Morera de Montsant
- Porrera
- Poboleda
- Scala Dei
- Torroja del Priorat
- la Vilella Alta
- la Vilella Baixa
- Masos de Falset
- Solanes del Molar
Scala Dei is administratively part of the municipality of la Morera de Montsant. The Masos de Falset are the northern part of Falset’s municipality, and the Solanes del Molar the eastern part of el Molar’s.
Village wines
Village wines are those made from grapes of the same village, and they express the bond between the wine and its land. The regulatory council presents them as a way to strengthen the identity of each village in the appellation, and with the town councils it organises shows, tastings and fairs devoted to each village’s wines.
The paratges, village by village
A paratge is a named place within a village’s land: a slope, a stream, a spring. The regulatory council publishes the list of DOQ Priorat paratges, cadastral parcel by cadastral parcel. We have grouped the names by municipality and counted the parcels in each paratge.
Please note: this list (published in 2019) says where vines grow and what each place is called; it does not say which wines are bottled as a “Vi de Paratge”. Scala Dei’s parcels fall within the municipality of la Morera de Montsant; Falset and el Molar appear only with the part that belongs to the appellation.
487 paratges · 11,014 parcels
Bellmunt del Priorat · 28 paratges · 690 parcels
- Aubagues (28)
- Aubaguetes (23)
- Avencs (46)
- Baixos del riu (56)
- Bancalets (20)
- Boves fresques (66)
- Bruguera (18)
- Canà (4)
- Coll del molí (2)
- Coma (6)
- Cros (6)
- Font vella (9)
- Fornatxa (14)
- Grinyons (15)
- Mas d'en Gil (15)
- Mas d'en Pallejà (16)
- Mina Eugenia (14)
- Mina Regia (36)
- Palell (10)
- Palellets (13)
- Panso (63)
- Plana (21)
- Puig (2)
- Sant Marti (34)
- Serraí (51)
- Solans de Bellmunt (14)
- Torrent (50)
- Vicaries (38)
El Lloar · 37 paratges · 690 parcels
- Arenal (13)
- Aubagues (13)
- Auberets (7)
- Bacis (16)
- Bassetes (35)
- Calç (4)
- Cargols (18)
- Collet (13)
- Comes (5)
- Costes (19)
- Coves (31)
- Damunt roca (42)
- Ginebrals (9)
- Hortells (19)
- Horts (47)
- Llangossets (5)
- Llobatera (12)
- Mallols (15)
- Mas del Corral (11)
- Mata (26)
- Mimfami (9)
- Olivera (18)
- Pedregosa (11)
- Plana (28)
- Plana-Pouet (1)
- Pouet (8)
- Racó dels mussols (16)
- Roca (14)
- Rogerals (8)
- Serra de l'era (10)
- Solanes del Lloar (68)
- Solans (46)
- Solans-Soltetes (1)
- Soltetes (39)
- Tortells (26)
- Tossalet (19)
- Vinyeta (8)
El Molar · 21 paratges · 748 parcels
- Bancals (25)
- Colais (44)
- Coll de la roda (16)
- Collades (9)
- Cometes (32)
- Figuerals (7)
- Garranxons (28)
- Graus (20)
- Mas de l'Engracia (16)
- Mas del Camperol (8)
- Mas del Marco (21)
- Mas del Metge (17)
- Mas del Portal (11)
- Masvells (29)
- Mataveres (5)
- Noguerets (9)
- Planassos del Molar (28)
- Planes del Molar (22)
- Raco del sastre (8)
- Rastrolls (9)
- Solanes del Molar (384)
Falset · 24 paratges · 993 parcels
- Aubagues (46)
- Aubagues de Falset (57)
- Aubagues de Falset-Carners (1)
- Aubagues de Falset-Costes (1)
- Calvari (12)
- Carners (4)
- Coll del molí (14)
- Coll Major-Mas del Porrerà (19)
- Colls de Porrera (163)
- Costes (13)
- Esplanes (22)
- Esplanetes (2)
- Mas d'en Cubells (19)
- Mas d'en Gil (3)
- Mas del Ros (1)
- Masos (323)
- Masos de Gratallops (44)
- Molins (26)
- Mollons (38)
- Morrandes (15)
- Puig (9)
- Rossecall (17)
- Sentius (136)
- Solsida (8)
Gratallops · 44 paratges · 1,313 parcels
- Aiguàs (56)
- Artigues (16)
- Aubada (3)
- Aubagues (30)
- Aulivar (6)
- Baixada (18)
- Bellvisos (38)
- Bellvissos (6)
- Blanques (4)
- Camp dels espills (37)
- Camps d'en Piqué (46)
- Canyerets (14)
- Capelles (39)
- Coll de Falset (53)
- Colomer (9)
- Comes (17)
- Costa del riu (48)
- Coster de l ermita (1)
- Coster de l'ermita (21)
- Coster del Plorades (11)
- Ermita (7)
- Fuina (17)
- Guinarderes (52)
- Hort de la vila (74)
- Manyetes (46)
- Mas d'en Clarets (33)
- Mas de Serres (67)
- Mas del Ros (17)
- Mas Pallarès (4)
- Molins Borràs (11)
- Obagues (19)
- Pedralets (17)
- Pereroles (4)
- Planassos (56)
- Planeta (16)
- Rocaforts (85)
- Roquer Daniel (3)
- Socarrats (76)
- Sorts (51)
- Torrent (105)
- Tros lluny (22)
- Vicaria (12)
- Vinyals (31)
- Vinyes grans (15)
La Morera de Montsant · 96 paratges · 1,538 parcels
- Arboçar (3)
- Aubacs d'Escaladei (5)
- Bajova (4)
- Barranc de l'horta (23)
- Barranc de la Bruixa (47)
- Barranc de la Morera (23)
- Barranc de les cabres (3)
- Bessons (6)
- Brugueres (2)
- Caixa del Cerdanyès (2)
- Camí Cartoixa (6)
- Cartoixa (18)
- Codinal (30)
- Coll beix (20)
- Coll blanc (8)
- Coll de la coma (18)
- Coll de les dances (11)
- Coll roig (16)
- Comanginer (16)
- Comes (49)
- Corral nou (12)
- Corrals (3)
- Costa de la Morera (61)
- Costes (3)
- Coves roges (5)
- Creu negra (5)
- Crosos (10)
- Curtes (37)
- Darrere castell (8)
- Desparats (16)
- Devesa (32)
- Diumenges (39)
- Esclots (16)
- Esplugues (2)
- Falles (12)
- Farena (16)
- Font (3)
- Font Pregona (6)
- Fontanals (14)
- Forçans (14)
- Foreses (11)
- Forn de l'Aigua (4)
- Galeres (11)
- Galliner (9)
- Gibertes (15)
- Horts (34)
- Maiols (6)
- Martorella (1)
- Mas Blanc (6)
- Mas d'en Blei (8)
- Mas d'en Porqueres (23)
- Mas de l'Abella (9)
- Mas de la Serra (31)
- Mas del Barniol (1)
- Mas del Cerdanyes (8)
- Mas del Gil-Coll de Conill (12)
- Mas del Grallo (18)
- Mas del Miqueló (9)
- Mas del Mustardó (34)
- Mas del Racó (47)
- Mas del Xes (2)
- Mas Deu (6)
- Montsant (156)
- Nevera (18)
- Pallisseres (9)
- Pedrenyeres (4)
- Perellons (6)
- Planetes (52)
- Plans de Coterris (10)
- Pleta (6)
- Porreres (3)
- Portell (11)
- Portelles (10)
- Racó de la Masipa (4)
- Racó de missa (7)
- Racó Trinquet (5)
- Roiés (4)
- Rovines (20)
- Salanques (5)
- Sant Antoni (13)
- Sant Blai (8)
- Sant Marcell (4)
- Santesgates (41)
- Seguer (13)
- Solà de Sant Joan (3)
- Solanes (21)
- Sorts (3)
- Sorts d'orient (4)
- Sorts de ponent (11)
- Tancat (9)
- Tormasal (40)
- Tormo (13)
- Torrents (64)
- Tossal del Bou (22)
- Vinya gran (7)
- Vinyeta (3)
La Vilella Alta · 36 paratges · 924 parcels
- Artigues (38)
- Aubagues (17)
- Aubardons (9)
- Barranc (15)
- Basseta (12)
- Bassot (25)
- Cabanets (35)
- Cabanets-Cap de la serra (1)
- Cami del grau (4)
- Camí del grau (17)
- Cap de la serra (2)
- Capellans (12)
- Cirerets (22)
- Clot (28)
- Colomers (25)
- Creu alta (16)
- Deveses (31)
- Eres (21)
- Espillap (13)
- Font (28)
- Freginals (15)
- Galeres (9)
- Granges (30)
- Guinarderes (31)
- Hortes (130)
- Llobatera (4)
- Maiets (32)
- Passerans (24)
- Pics (37)
- Roques (49)
- Sallongues (49)
- Solanes (27)
- Solsida (17)
- Tallades (18)
- Tormo (29)
- Voltons (52)
La Vilella Baixa · 41 paratges · 1,092 parcels
- Bollegons (8)
- Bosc de la vila (5)
- Canyerets (37)
- Colomers (6)
- Coves (46)
- Fiblotes (74)
- Font bona (42)
- Fonteta (9)
- Garrandes (22)
- Gibot (15)
- Horts (14)
- Horts del pont (85)
- la vinya (12)
- Lloanques (11)
- Malpartit (10)
- Palanques (51)
- Pererasses (40)
- Pics (88)
- Pinar (49)
- Pins alts (3)
- Pla del xorrac (14)
- Pla del xorrac-Pererases (1)
- Planes (91)
- Planeta (16)
- Planets (16)
- Plantadeta (10)
- Rectoret (17)
- Riba (16)
- Riuets (9)
- Roigerets (46)
- Roquerols (14)
- Rotes (28)
- Rotes-Plantadeta (1)
- Segalàs (10)
- Socarrats (7)
- Solanes (18)
- Solanets (28)
- Solsides (14)
- Sorts (55)
- Terrasclans (41)
- Vaquers (13)
Poboleda · 40 paratges · 923 parcels
- Arboçar (25)
- Barranc de la Morera (71)
- Bosc de la Vila (2)
- Calvari (15)
- Castellets (6)
- Clots i Horteta (34)
- Coll beix (25)
- Coll de les dances (7)
- Comadecases (73)
- Comellans (58)
- Comes (18)
- Cometes (57)
- Crestes (5)
- Esplugues (12)
- Falles (2)
- Foreses (66)
- Mas d'en Blei (3)
- Mas de l'Extrema (8)
- Mas de les Pereres (6)
- Mas del Barniol (19)
- Mas del Cerdanyès (1)
- Matxerris (21)
- Millà (24)
- Moreretes (3)
- Nevera (3)
- Perellons (38)
- Plana cega (4)
- Pleta (26)
- Pou (8)
- Ribastos (6)
- Rojal (6)
- Salanques (103)
- Torrents (9)
- Tossal (15)
- Tossal del Bou (19)
- Tosses (18)
- Ullastres (57)
- Vall de Brons (42)
- Vicaria (5)
- Vinyals (3)
Porrera · 78 paratges · 992 parcels
- Arbres (12)
- Arbres-Bosc (1)
- Argeles (10)
- Aubada (5)
- Aubagues (4)
- Aubaguet (16)
- Bellvissos (4)
- Bevisos (3)
- Bosc (6)
- Canyes xiules (9)
- Colomer (3)
- Coma (12)
- Coma d'en Romeu (23)
- Coma d'en Romeu-Escomelles (1)
- Coma del Garrofer (38)
- Coma Vidala (8)
- Coma Vidala-Mas de la Rosa (1)
- Comes (17)
- Cometa (2)
- Coranya (2)
- Costa (7)
- Devesa (6)
- Eres (4)
- Escomelles (15)
- Escorberes (10)
- Esplanetes (9)
- Falguera (11)
- Final (20)
- Fondos (27)
- Fonellàs (1)
- Foreses (8)
- Garranxa (38)
- Giberga (7)
- Horta-Colomer (4)
- Mallola (11)
- Mas d'en Caçador (33)
- Mas d'en Clarets (15)
- Mas d'en Compte (13)
- Mas d'en Cubells (4)
- Mas d'en Ferran (33)
- Mas d'en Ferrer (27)
- Mas d'en Gregori (5)
- Mas d'en Perí (10)
- Mas de la Giola (9)
- Mas de la Rosa (28)
- Mas del Barniol (5)
- Molí (5)
- Montsants (18)
- Morlandes (21)
- Pedrera (10)
- Peixera (5)
- Perer (17)
- Pereroles (23)
- Piscina (2)
- Plana (17)
- Quins (5)
- Ràpita (6)
- Rocals (4)
- Rodeda (8)
- Roques llises (2)
- Rpita-Fonellàs (1)
- Sant Miquel (4)
- Secall (5)
- Solà (29)
- Solana de les Viudes (9)
- Solanes (103)
- Solanes de Mas d en Pubill (14)
- Solanetes (18)
- Sort (3)
- Tentiber (20)
- Terracuques (17)
- Terracuques-Coma del Garrofer (1)
- Tolosa (22)
- Tossal (9)
- Tosses (4)
- Troset (22)
- Trossets (14)
- Vicaria (17)
Torroja del Priorat · 42 paratges · 1,111 parcels
- Alsera (5)
- Amitgers (72)
- Arbosans (27)
- Bellvisos (12)
- Bessons (45)
- Bevisos (41)
- Calvari (9)
- Camí Cartoixa (22)
- Clivelles (39)
- Closos (26)
- Coll de Sant Joan (33)
- Coll Francisquet (3)
- Colomer-Ailaga (7)
- Costes (31)
- Ermita (8)
- Estoses (44)
- Figuerals (9)
- Finell (7)
- Gigona (8)
- Horta Major (75)
- Horta Vella (35)
- Malloles (5)
- Mas d'en Bruno (37)
- Mas d'en Franc (9)
- Pardelases (69)
- Pedrera (9)
- Pla Martorell (24)
- Plana cega (10)
- Planes (65)
- Plans (27)
- Rabassada (41)
- Salanques (18)
- Saleres (12)
- Sanols (19)
- Serra (35)
- Solans (83)
- Tortes (12)
- Tricolavet (9)
- Veanes (3)
- Vicaria (4)
- Vinya de la vila (28)
- Vinyons (34)
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Sources
- doqpriorat.org: The villages
The 12 grape-growing zones and village wines.
- doqpriorat.org: The names of the land
The classification ladder and traceability.
- doqpriorat.org: ParatgesDOQPriorat.pdf
List of paratges by cadastral parcel (2019).