Discover the top 100 best red wines of Côtes Catalanes of Côtes Catalanes as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Côtes Catalanes and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Expressive Roussillon heartland: signature Grenache Noir as the red king — fleshy and sunny with notes of ripe cherry, raspberry, garrigue, spices and a peppery touch, round tannins and generous alcohol on schist. Deep Syrah, dense Carignan and Mourvèdre as support. Grenache Gris/Blanc, Macabeu and Vermentino in round whites (fennel, citrus, flowers). Aromatic Muscats.
Broad, supple IGP of the Pyrénées-Orientales (vs AOC Maury, Banyuls), schist and pebbles, Mediterranean wind and sun.
Structured, aromatic dry whites with an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia), pear, green apple, light honey and fresh almond notes. Fine ageing potential. Essential component of Cava DO sparkling (with xarel·lo and parellada), pillar of Rioja DOCa whites (as viura) and Roussillon AOC whites. Autochthonous Aragonese variety, aromatic signature of the great Iberian whites.
red wines from the region of Côtes Catalanes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, pesto pasta salad or tanjia.
On the nose in the region of Côtes Catalanes often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or earthy and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes Catalanes is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
