The cellar.

Mas del Botó is a winery located high in the Cortiella Valley, past the village of Alforja in the Baix Camp county. The source of the Cortiella river is here, giving its name to the valley. In this isolated and pristine area are vestiges of the farmhouses and of the parish of Santa María del Cortiella from bygone eras.

The agricultural exploitation consists of more than 40 hectares where 5 hectares are cultivated with vines. The Llauradó brothers come from a long winemaking tradition, and recovered their ancestral lands 30 years ago. The landscape of the Cortiella is impressive, but so is it’s history.

The valley leads into the village of Porrera (Priorat), where written records exist from the 12^th century of these lands. The region of Alforja was given by the Count of Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer IV, to Ramon de Ganagot in gratitude for his military valor in the conquest of Siurana – the final Moorish stronghold in the region during the Reconquista.

That’s why our Premium wine at Mas del Botó is called Ganagot. History also extends underground in this valley, where we find remains of mining activity. Silver was mined during the time of the Romans and Arabs, and lead and iron were exploited until the end of the 1960s. Close to the Mas del Botó is Mas de Mestre, headquarters of Camp de Tarragona in the last Carlist war.

The new facilities.

The new facilities were completed in 2007, and integrate the old Mas (manor house), forming a bulwark. The original Mas preserves the brick cups, or stone basins, where the foot-trodden grapes released their juice and fermented. The building is set into the steep hillside, thereby enabling many of the processes to work by gravity.

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The name Cal Botó

The name, or rather nickname, Cal Botó refers to several farms and the manor house in the region of Alforja. The name harkens back to an ancestor who, as Justice of the Peace, adjudicated a dispute between two neighbours. Deciding in favour of one neighbour, this angered the other, who in the night tried to stab the Justice. He was saved by the large medallion that he wore around his neck as a marker of his position. The knife didn’t go through the medallion (nicknamed a button, or botó). From then on, everyone referred to the Justice as Botó, and the name has remained with the estate ever since.

What do our customer say.

La cantina è a gestione famigliare. Sono stata li con un gruppo di amici e Josep Maria ci ha accolto in modo splendido, dedicandoci tempo e spiegazioni sulla lavorazione del loro vino e facendoci fare una breve passeggiata nella loro vigna. Dopo la esaustiva spiegazione, ci ha fatto assaggiare praticamente tutti i loro vini indicandoci le differenze nella produzione. Tutto accompagnato da ottimi prodotti locali, perchè insieme ad altri piccoli imprenditori questa famiglia ha dato vita ad una cooperativa per valorizzare i prodotti della zona. Un lavoro realmente ammirevole! Complimenti, continuate così.

Ciociara77Tripadvisor

Una visita guiada muy interesante en pleno contacto con la naturaleza, situada en un buen entorno y rematada con una cata de sus mejores vinos acompañada de una generosa degustación de variados embutidos artesanales con pan de Pagés. Un trato muy familiar y cercano.

Angels GarrigaTripadvisor

En la mostra de vins de Barcelona catamos el Gangot 2017 y nos quedamos con las ganas de conocer mas sobre esta bodega pequeña y muy familiar de la DO de tarragona. Finalmente nos decidimos y un sabado frio de noviembre concretamos la visita con Pep uno de los hermanos propietarios del mas del boto. A las 11 puntuales y despues de adentrarnos por la naturaleza de la zona llegamos a la Bodega donde ya nos esperaba Pep. Conectamos muy rapido con Pep quien primero nos enseño la vinya para luego hacer visita por todas las fases del proceso en la bodega. Hora larga de gran conversacion y visita mas que interesante pues Pep se nota que es una persona de la tierra que sabe y ama lo que hace. Lo mejor pero llego con la degustacion del vino a la que nos obsequio con embutidos y pan de la zona todo muy bueno.

Discover741935Tripadvisor

It is an unforgettable place. An intimate experience with the Vineyards that tea leaves a good taste and brings you the spirit of country and joy.

Enrriqueta G.Google Local Guide