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2018 Cellers Unio Tendral Seleccion Priorat 750 ml

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The Producer Predates the Appellation

Priorat makes red wines to be reckoned with. 

The region is known for treacherously steep vineyards, blazing summers, and full-bodied, intense, collectible bottles that thrill lovers of powerful wines from Napa and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. These stunners usually come with prices that match their power and ambition—just look at Torres’s $400 Mas de la Rosa and the $200+ Clos Erasmus.

Cellers Unió’s Tendral Selección, on the other hand, is one of the top bottles from one of the most historic producers in the region—but usually sells for a price that’s startlingly lower than their competitors. From a perfect vintage for producing the seductive wines that Priorat is known for, this is a tribute to the international appeal of this tiny corner of Spain.

Cellars Unió has such deep roots in Priorat that they pre-date the appellation. They started producing wine in the mid-1940s—long before international attention drove interest in the region’s bold reds in the 80s and 90s. The Tendral Selección is one of Unió‘s signature bottlings. It’s a blend of Garnacha and Mazuela (the spicy grape also known as Carignan, Cariñena, and Samsó) grown on gnarled vines planted on precipitous hillsides in Priorat’s famed Llicorella soils, which were the reason that now-famous names like Alvaro Palacios and René Barbier came to the region to make wine. 

The crumbly, copper-colored soil forces vines to dig deep in search of water and nutrients. It’s no surprise then that yields here are exceptionally low—often less than three pounds of grapes per plant—and the berries themselves are small and concentrated. 

In the hot 2018 vintage, that concentration and ripeness was elevated even further, and today’s bottle is a gorgeous, lush, and textured Priorat.