Top 100 wines of Penedès - Page 3
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: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
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 pot-au-feu, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or piccata with cheese.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Penedès
On the nose in the region of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, black fruit or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Penedès is a powerful with a nice freshness.
