Clos Pachem is a winery located in the centre of Gratallops, the heart of the DOQ Priorat. Michel Grupper named the young winery, established in 2015, after his children Paul, Charles, and Emma. Pachem is dedicated to crafting the highest quality wines from old vines on famous Llicorella slate soils with maximum respect for nature and the people who work the land.
Regenerative agriculture is practised, and only native varieties are planted. Maturation is almost entirely in ceramic jars, producing a lighter and fresher expression of Priorat. In their words, “Why would we work so hard in the vineyard all year, and mask our efforts with oak?”. These are fantastic wines emphasising the change of style in Priorat since the 2000s.
Wines from CLOS PACHEM:
'Licos' Terra Alta DO - 2021
This Grenache Blanc wine offers intense citrus, stone and tropical fruit aromas with Mediterranean herbs and honey, balanced by a fresh, elegant palate and a long aftertaste. It pairs well with fish, seafood, vegetables, soft cheeses, pasta salads, risottos, pizzas, and vegan dishes like potato and aubergine cake.
Pachem Garnatxa Priorat DOQ - 2020
This Grenache Rouge Priorat wine offers fine, subtle aromas of red fruits like strawberry and cherry, orange peel, and Mediterranean herbs like fennel, adding aniseed notes. The palate is direct and pure, with prominent red fruit and marked acidity, giving it strong character and personality. It pairs well with white meats, fish stews, pasta dishes like carbonara, and risotto.
Pachem Carinyena Priorat DOQ - 2021
This Carinyena Priorat wine features dark fruits like blackcurrant, blackberry, mulberry, black plum, and blueberry, with dried herbs of thyme and rosemary. The tannins are finely worked and slightly rugged, typical of Carignan from Priorat’s hot, dry slopes and Llicorella slate soil. With impressive ageing potential, it pairs well now with meat, monkfish, pasta, aubergine meatballs, beetroot salads, or enjoyed by the glass with family, friends, and pizza.
'Cami De La Mina' Priorat DOQ - 2019
This equal parts blend of Grenache Noir and Carinyena from Priorat offers intense aromas of red and black fruits, especially cherry, with floral violet, aromatic herbs, and secondary notes of vanilla, toasty oak, and spice as well as complex flavours of ripe red and black fruits, herbal notes, velvety tannins, and a long finish. It pairs well with red meat, game, mushrooms, vegetable lasagna, roasted vegetables, stews (meat/seitan/tempeh), and cured or goat cheeses.
'Planassos' Vi de Paratge Gratallops Priorat DOQ (Limited) - 2020
This special Priorat wine offers intense aromas of black fruits, flowers, violet, and spices, with vibrant notes of clove, cardamom, and tobacco. The palate is incredibly concentrated, with ripe black fruit, spices, soft tannins, and fresh acidity, making it a perfect match for red meats, stews, tartares, salmon, mushroom risottos, vegetable paellas, and vegan dishes like tempeh casserole, and it has the structure to age for 15-20 years.and it has the structure to age for 15-20 years.
