Top 100 wines of Penedès
Discover the top 100 best wines of Penedès of Penedès as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Penedès and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Penedès
Historic cradle of Cava (95% of Spanish output, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia): traditional-method sparklers, convivial and brioche-like. Indigenous trilogy: signature Xarel-lo (body, herbaceous and almondy notes), Macabeo (apple, freshness), Parellada (floral elegance). Still wines ~80% white from the same grapes, straight and accessible. Also sunny Garnacha, Cabernet and Pinot Noir.
15,200 ha, Mediterranean climate. Renowned Catalan aperitif.
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 wine of Penedès
wines from the region of Penedès go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chili con carne, my grandmother's macaroni gratin with gruyere cheese and smoked ham or veal colombo.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Penedès
On the nose in the region of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or leather. In the mouth in the region of Penedès is a powerful with a nice freshness.
