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: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
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 blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or homemade marengo veal.
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.
