Top 100 pink wines of Empordà
Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Empordà of Empordà as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Empordà and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Empordà
Catalan DO of the northeast under the tramontana wind, between Figueres and the coast, schist and granite terroir. Fresh, gastronomic rosés are a recognised speciality: Garnatxa and Cariñena by saignée with notes of strawberry, raspberry, citrus, Mediterranean herbs and a marine saline touch. Supple reds of Garnatxa (cherry, garrigue) and Cariñena (blackberry, spice). Garnatxa de l'Empordà as oxidative natural sweet (fig, walnut, caramel).
Lively Lledoner and Macabeu whites. Cavas complete it.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Empordà
pink wines from the region of Empordà go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, cordon bleu all house or caramelized lamb mice.
