Guillem Pastrana Wines

Guillem Pastrana is the son of Carles Pastrana and Mariona Jarque, the founders of Clos de l'Obac, and represents the second generation of this pioneering family in Priorat. Under his own name he makes small, extremely limited cuvées such as L'Escarpat, a white wine from the centuries-old varieties Macabeu and Xarel·lo, vinified and aged in French oak. "We do not simply make wine, we create a legacy," Guillem says of the family project. As the climate changes, he keeps searching for new ways to translate the character of Priorat, with its famed mineral-rich "licorella" slate soils, into the glass. Worth knowing: only 600 bottles of L'Escarpat are made each year, allocated through a quota system to a select circle of enthusiasts.