Top 100 wines of Penedès - Page 5
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 rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of tagliatelle courgette salmon from cécile and lisa, marco polo salad or monkfish with curry.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Penedès
On the nose in the region of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of iron, cherry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or red cherry. In the mouth in the region of Penedès is a powerful with a nice freshness.
