Profile of Mas Doix Winery
Wine Map Priorat
Profile of Priorat Wine Region
Celler Mas Doix is most definitely enjoying being one of the Priorat wineries that recently scored
an astonishing 98 points from world famous wine critic, Robert Parker. The wine region of Priorat
seems to be going from strength to strength. What many predicted would just be a fashion or a
phase, Priorat is gaining international prestige around the world, and indeed within Spain itself
(actually a tough market for top end wines). Located in the wine village of Poboleda, just north
of Torroja del Priorat and Porrera (2 of the other principal wine villages of Priorat), the Doix
family are longstanding characters in the Priorat winemaking scene. They have 20 hectares of
their own vineyards and an additional 10 hectares of controlled vines. Like the other wineries in
the region, the concentrate on growing old vine (up to 70 years) Garnacha Tinta (Grenache Noir)
and the ubiquitous Cariñena. Their carefully tended vines are on
terraced slopes , resembling the Douro Valley in Portugal.
Although the Doix familia have been involved in viticultural activities for the last 100 years in
Priorat, the Celler Mas Doix is a very new venture, only established in 1998. The fact that wine
critics are already tumbling over themselves to get this wine is a credit to their hard work in a
very short period of time. There are four brands, the old vines Mas Doix being the most celebrated
and the Mas Doix Salanques considered to be an excellent value Priorat red. Mas Doix uses 100%
French oak in their cellars, and the wines, while extremely powerful, well balanced with enormous
aging potential. A visit to the Priorat wine region is a must for serious wine lovers. It is
literally untouched, full of hidden medieval hamlets, top quality restaurants, and of course
plenty of world class wineries.
Wine Press
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate: Mas Doix, Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles 2001-
"A prodigious effort...is a blend of 55% Grenache (from 90+ year old vines) and 45% Carignan
(from 100+ year old vines). There are about 300 cases for the USA market. An inky/purple color
is followed by sumptuous aromas of scorched earth, crème de cassis, graphite, licorice, and a hint
of balsamic vinegar. Rich, unctuously-textured, and full-bodied, but tremendously layered and
nuanced, I was surprised to learn it was aged in 100% new French oak. The finish lasts for 50+
seconds. It should evolve nicely for 12-15 years, possibly longer. (Issue 152)
Jancis Robinson, famed wine journalist, critic and television host: Mas Doix Priorat 1999 -
"Here's an interesting newcomer to an interesting region in the wild hills above Tarragona in
Catalonia, north-east Spain. (New wines and producers are sprouting on these slopes all the time;
not all of them worthy successors to the likes of Alvaro Palacios who has made the region famous.)
Like all good wines grown on the region's famous licorella brown slate, Doix has tastable
minerality about it, but this one also has some pretty suave fruit to fill in the mid-palate too.
It's a full-bodied, grown-up red that makes great cold-weather drinking and needs some pretty
chewy food with it, but has been made with enough sophistication to make it drinkable already
even though it is clearly intended for the long term. The 1999 is the debut vintage from the
Doix family's property Mas Doix whose produce went straight to the Poboleda cooperative until
then (a familiar story). The vines are old Cariñena and Garnacha - again the standard Priorat
recipe - plus some younger Syrah plantings. It is a compliment that in the US Eric Solomon,
married to Daphne Glorian, the woman behind Clos Erasmus, is just beginning to import the wine
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Wines
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| Mas Doix, Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles |
Dry Red. Blend of extremely old vine Garnacha Tinta and old vine Cariñena, this is the flagship wine of the estate. Voted 98 points R. Parker. |
| Mas Doix, Priorat |
Dry Red. Blend of Garnacha Tinta and old vine Cariñena, along with a small % of Merlot . 12 months in new French oak. Built to last. |
| Mas Doix, Poboleda |
Dry Red. Blend of 70-100-year old Grenache (55%), 100-year old Carignan (40%), and young vine Merlot (5%), Aged in 100% French oak and named after the village where it is made. |
| Mas Doix, Salanques |
Dry Red. Second wine after the "cru" Mas Doix. Made with 60% Garnacha, 20% Carinena and 20% blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. |
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Address:
Celler Mas Doix
Address: c/Carme, 115, 43376 Poboleda (Tarragona), Spain
Tel: : +34 639 356 172
Fax: : +34 933 216 790
Email: masdoix@bsab.com
Winery Details
D.O.: Priorat/ Priorato
Founded: 1998
Owner: Ramon Llagostera/ Doix Family
Winemaker:Ramon Llagostera
Area under Vine: 30 ha, 20 ha own vineyard
Oak: : 100% French Oak
Grape Varietals: Garnacha Tinta, Carinena, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
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Wine Tour Priorat
Cooking weekends in Spain's most artsy city, Barcelona. Indulge in a colorful market tour of the Boqueria (with a professional chef), a VIP cooking class in a stylish Barcelona loft, a wine tasting excursion to the boutique wine region of Priorat where you will also visit a 12th century Hamlet...