About the wine

The historic town of Calatayud is located at 600 m above sea level, the old vines even reach up to 1000 m above sea level. In the past, over 45,000 ha of vineyards were cultivated here, in northwestern Spain with an extremely continental climate. A rugged area that is very similar to the Priory. Barren slate soils with cold nights and hot days. Unfortunately, today there are only 2,500 hectares left. Master of Wine Norrel Robertson, has set himself the task of bringing the oldest vineyards in the region back to life. He spent 6 years looking for suitable locations for his El Puño, a pure Garnacha, which is one of the best in the world according to the English wine magazine Decanter. The Calatayud region is, so to speak, the Rhone Valley of Spain. The Grenache (Garnacha), Syrah and Viognier varieties feel incredibly at home here, this climate suits them very well. The grapes ripen very well and build up a beautiful natural freshness, which gives the wines backbone and elegance. The result is astonishingly mineral, elegant wines that scare their cousins from the Rhone.