Top 100 wines of Almansa - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Almansa of Almansa as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Almansa and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Almansa
The wine region of Almansa is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Atalaya or the Domaine Bodegas Piqueras produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Almansa are Verdejo, Tempranillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Almansa often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or menthol and sometimes also flavors of black olive, balsamic or black plum.
In the mouth of Almansa is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 43 estates and châteaux in the of Almansa, producing 199 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Almansa go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Almansa
wines from the region of Almansa go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, pasta stuffed with meat or daniel's algerian couscous.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Almansa
On the nose in the region of Almansa often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Almansa is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
News from the vineyard of Almansa
Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000
Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...
Saving La Palma’s special vine heritage
On 19 September 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge in the island of La Palma, Spain began a massive, three-month long eruption, that was a catastrophic event for this westward island in the Canarias. The volcanic fumes caused breathing problems as well as the cancellation of flights and fruit harvests, including grapes. Despite 7,000 people needing evacuation from the flow of the lava, there was only one fatality during the entire eruption. As the lava flow eventually covered over 1,000ha, mo ...
EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines
Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...