Siurana Brisat is a white produced by Celler Gritelles in Montsant, Montsant, Spain. Made from Macabeo. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: White
Appellation: Montsant
Region: Montsant
Country: Spain
Grapes: Macabeo
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, medium tannin, high acidity, dry
Brisat is Catalan for skin-macerated, and that is exactly what this is — an orange wine, fermented on its skins rather than pressed off them, which gives a white grape tannin, colour and grip it would never otherwise have. Celler Gritelles is a small producer in Cornudella de Montsant, in the valley between the Montsant and Gritelles ranges just north of Priorat, working stony, clay and slate soils and naming its wines after the ravines that water them. The fruit is Macabeo from the Sant Joan plot near Siurana village, spontaneously fermented on skins for around three weeks and then aged in oak. Expect dried apricot, quince and orange peel over almond, dried herbs and a faintly vegetal savour, with real tannic grip and bracing acidity. Warm, textural and mineral rather than fruity — serve it cool but not cold, and treat it like a light red at the table.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Macabeo
Macabeo is a white grape from Spain, prominent in both Rioja and Catalonia, where it is also called Viura and Macabeu.
More wines
From Celler Gritelles
- Ancestral Brisat — Celler Gritelles, Montsant
Frequently asked questions
Where is Siurana Brisat from?
Siurana Brisat is produced by Celler Gritelles in Montsant, Montsant, Spain.
What grapes are in Siurana Brisat?
Siurana Brisat is made from Macabeo.