Built between 1919 and 1922 by architect Cèsar Martinell, a disciple of Gaudí, with the collaboration of oenologist Isidre Campllonch and oil specialist Emili Rovirosa, and listed as a National Cultural Interest site, the winery was dug into a pit so gravity could drive winemaking, with a basement of parabolic brick arches and Catalan flat-brick vaults. The exposed-brick exterior features triforate windows and glazed-ceramic pilasters. The original design called for an 18,000-hectolitre capacity, later reduced to 11,000 at the Agricultural Syndicate's request, and the planned water tower was never built.
Inside it keeps 28 concrete vats over two floors. It is one of the very few buildings of its kind still making wine largely with its original installation.
The cooperative, which brings together more than 80 local growers, remains active under the Castell de Siurana label, with wines such as Troies (young) and El Codolar (aged), plus a mistela and a vermouth, made with native Garnatxa and Carinyena grapes within the DO Montsant.
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- AddressCarrer del Comte de Rius, 2, 43360 Cornudella de Montsant
- Phone+34 977 821 329
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Sources: ca.wikipedia.org · cellercornudella.cat · turismepriorat.org
Last updated: August 2026