I was impressed by the 2020 Prior, the expression of classical Priorat varieties on slate llicorella soils with 14% alcohol. It has a bright ruby color and perfumed nose, with ripe berry fruit and Mediterranean herbs. It has a medium to full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and juiciness, and is pleasant and easy to drink.

A medium-bodied version framed by light, creamy tannins, this offers a lively mix of ripe cherry and strawberry fruit, leafy herbs, red licorice and a tarry base note. Garnacha Tinta, Cari?ena, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2026. 7,500 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Priorat Select to Add

The 2018 Prior is the one red that keeps a more commercial profile, and it's also the entry-level and more affordable red. It's a blend of 75% Garnacha, 15% Cari?ena and 5% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from different vineyards, mixing grapes form llicorella slate and clay and limestone soils. It has some creamy notes on the nose, a soft mouthfeel and almost unnoticeable tannins. But it has deep flavors, very good definition and a more serious, mineral-driven finish. It fermented in concrete and stainless steel vats, always with natural yeasts, and completed an élevage in a mixture of 500- and 600-liter oak barrels, foudres and concrete vats for 13 months. 55,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2020.

Fleshy tannins meld over black cherry and raspberry preserve flavors in this plump red. Underpinnings of anise, violet and mountain herb weave along the finish. Garnacha Tinta, Cari?ena, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2025. 600 cases imported.??–GS??Region: Spain / Priorat Select to Add

The ripe and fruit-driven red 2017 Prior has notes of black cherries and prunes and a soft palate with round tannins and a polished texture. It's round and lush, with good ripeness and a Mediterranean character. The oak is almost imperceptible. 65,000 bottles produced.