It’s been well over a century since René Barbier’s father Léon trekked from his home in Avignon, France, southward across the Pyrenees to eventually settle in Tarragona (Spain) due to the phylloxera and to the First World War.

He applied his knowledge of French winemaking tradition to the climate and generous soil of Catalonia, producing wines of superb quality. Year after year and harvest after harvest, successive generations of Barbiers have maintained this winemaking tradition while also adopting the Catalan drive for innovation.
 

There are not a lot of other winemakers with his history of high scores year in year out. The Wine Advocate has scored René’s wines more than 94 points ever since 2003 and before that, not one wine under 90. Besides, his wine was the first to receive the newest classification, “Vi de finca Qualificada” as best of the best.

 He has revived the Priorat and gives it world recognition.