RARE GRAPE VARIETAL RESOURCE

Pirene is one of many unknown varieties which existed in Catalonia prior to the arrival of phylloxera, the blight that devastated European vineyards and led to the disappearance of many of these vines, although some did manage to survive.

The technical team (at Familia Torres) determined that Pirene attains its finest expression in high-altitude vineyards. (https://www.torres.es/en/news/pirene-2020-new-ancestral-wine-familia-torres-foothills-pyrenees)