2025 Cellers Unio Priorat Poboleda 'Vinyes de Poboleda'

Priorat makes some of the most concentrated reds in Spain, and most of them are priced like it. The reason is the land: steep terraces of llicorella, the crumbly black slate that forces the vines to dig deep for water and gives the wines their dark fruit and mineral grip.

Vinyes de Poboleda comes from the village of Poboleda, tucked under the Montsant cliffs in the Priorat DOQ. It's made by Cellers Unió, the Catalan growers' cooperative founded in 1942, from Grenache and Carignan grown on the slate slopes around the village.

The 2025 is the young, fruit-forward face of Priorat: dark ruby with violet edges, ripe red and black fruit on the nose with a thread of minerality, then a full, concentrated palate with notes of preserves and cocoa and a long, balanced finish.

Recent vintages have earned 92 points from both Wine Enthusiast and James Suckling, plus a Gold Medal at The Grenache Masters.

Open it with grilled lamb, a good steak, or a board of aged cheese and cured meats.