REFLECTIONS BY GILBERT CELLERS WINNERS & GAILLARD (Part 5)
CELLARS AWARDED BY GILBERT & GAILLARD: D.O. PRIORAT
Building on the recent award of medals, by Gilbert magazine & Gaillard, to Catalan wineries, Sommelier Gourmet analyzes the quality variables of these cellers
who have seduced the French jury.
Basically the quality variables would be:
– Number of Sommelier Gourmet points (sum of points per medal )
– Number of medals obtained
– Composition of varietals (with sum 100%), used in award-winning wines
Given the great diversity of styles and varietals of the D.O.. Catalan, it has been done
the study for each of the D.O..
The order of appearance of the cellers depends on the Sommelier Gourmet-Rank
The significant data of the D.O.. Priorat son:
– Average Sommelier Gourmet points above 5
– Average of medals above 2
– Average number of varietals used by celler above 3
– Garnacha-Cariñena-Cabernet S.-Garnacha B. are the 95% in varietal composition
– The two classic varietals of the D.O., Garnacha and Cariñena already represent the 77%
– In state. there is 2 monovarietals of Garnacha and 2 from Cariñena awarded