Vall Llach Facts

From the small Priorat village of Porrera, owners Lluis Llach and Enric Costa specialize in old vine Grenache and Carignan. Their velvety-rich wines are strikingly concentrated and loaded with sweet, spicy berry fruit, with normally suave tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah have recently been added to the mix to add complexity and refinement to the wines, thus Vall Llach, the cellar's flagship wine, a blend of Carignan, Merlot and Cabernet. As far as the people of northeast Spain are concerned, Vall Llach boasts a pseudo-celebrity staff -- owner Lluis Llach is a wildly popular rock star in the area, and Salus Alvarez, Vall Llach's current winemaker, was former mayor of Porrera!