Scala Dei Winery

Land of vineyards

Viticulture has taken place in various Scala Dei cellar estates for hundreds of years now. In these lands the vines have been unspoiled throughout centuries, since our grapes have always reached an acknowledged quality. The grapes used to make our wines come from vineyards that are, on average, 50 years old. They cover almost 70 hectares ─ of mainly Grenache ─ distributed into 41 different vineyards: they are like small worlds which have nothing to do with each other, which requires them to be dealt with according to their peculiarities. Some estates are between 400 and 800 metres above the sea level, which make them the highest vineyards in Priorat. There are 3 types of soil ─slates, clay and calcareous─ and, due to the rugged terrain in the area, they all have different orientations. These features provide us with a wide range of nuances in the wine making; we pay attention to the smallest details within the production, considering it is the very same cellar that directly controls and works the land.

History

Founded by the same families that bought the Cartoixa in 1840, Cellers de Scala Dei are the true history of Priorat’s wine. This cellar produced the very first bottles of wine in the Priorat in 1878, which were sent to the Paris World’s Fair. Its wines are still being aged today in the old Carthusians cava, dating from the 17th century, and which is now exclusively open to guided tours.

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