Another Gil Family Cousin

Many of our favorite Spanish wines come from the Gil Family Estates. If you've enjoyed Juan Gil, El Nido, Clio, Can Blau, Atteca, among so many others, then you're already familiar with the Gil Family Estates.

Under the brand name of Orowines, the Gil Family has developed some wines with a different, uninhibited and modern image. These are wines coming from different Spanish vineyards in where the Group has placed its wineries. White and red wines are produced with surprising freshness and elegance prevailing in all phases of their tasting.

We've just added their Orowines Priorat BlueGray to our shelves. BlueGray is a reference to the local Catalan soil type. Slate, known locally as llicorella with its blue-grey color and flat texture, warms quickly in the sun and traps heat. Yielding intense, terroir-specific wines from the rugged mountains, the poor organic soils challenge local varieties like Grenache and Mazuelo to the utmost. The acidity will coat the sides of your mouth, and the tobacco and spice will temper the raspberry jam flavors. Rustic, earthy, spicy, and wildly aromatic, this Priorat is great at the dinner table with a wide variety of food.

BlueGray is 45% Garnacha, 30% Mazuelo, and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's excellent with a mild chili, upscale burgers, or most Spanish food.