The winery is located in the municipality of Gratallops in the Spanish DOCa area of Priorato (Catalonia). Its origins lie in a joint venture initiated in 1996 between Josep Maria Albet i Noya (a star winemaker from the Penedès area), Josep Maria Pujol-Busquets (professor of oenology at the University of Barcelona) and the Poboleda Cooperative. The collaboration with the cooperative ended in 2004, and a group of winegrowers joined instead. A newly built cellar was put into operation in Gratallops in 2005. The cooperative's own vineyards cover 11 hectares in the three fincas Finca la Salanca (Torroja), Costers de l'Ermita (Gratallops) and Comellars (Poboleda). The red wine varieties Garnacha Tinta, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah are cultivated, as well as the white wine varieties Garnacha Blanca and Muscat Bl anc. Grapes of the Pedro Ximenes and Macabeu varieties are supplied by a group of winegrowers from Poboleda. All vineyards are cultivated according to organic guidelines, Mas Igneus is the first vineyard in Priorato to be certified by the CCPAE association.
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