Mas d'en Gil

The Mas d'en Gil winery is located in the Catalan town of Bellmunt del Priorat, Spain. Its history began around 1860, when the businessman, journalist and farmer Francesc Gil acquired the estate in the Priorato region. After his death, his descendants took care of the property until it was taken over by the Barril family in 1930. The Barril family changed the name of the estate to Masia Barril. Rafael Barril Figueras and his son Rafael Barril Dosset, together with Magdalena Vicente Jordana, made the pioneering decision to grow wine on the lands located at the estate and bottle it for sale.

In 1998, the Rovira Carbonell family bought the winery and gave it back its historic name. Then, around 2000, the first Mas d'en Gil wines appeared.

Mas d'en Gil includes a 125-hectare vineyard where the vines Garnacha Tinta (locally called Lladoner Pelut), Cariñena and Syrah are grown. The mineral-rich slate soils give a particular complexity to the wines produced here, surrounded by the Montsant and Serra de Llaberia mountain ranges. The winery is now run by Marta Rovira Carbonell. She is also responsible for the introduction of organic farming methods in the vineyards. She is assisted by her father Pere Roviras and her older sister Pilar.