Top 100 wines of Penedès - Page 8
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
The wine region of Penedès is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Parés Baltà or the Domaine Enric Soler produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Penedès are Xarello, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red cherry or bergamot and sometimes also flavors of chamomile, earl grey tea or eucalyptus.
In the mouth of Penedès is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 328 estates and châteaux in the of Penedès, producing 1569 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Penedès go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
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, game (deer, venison) or pasta such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, wild boar leg of 7 hours or pasta with artichoke hearts and bacon.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Penedès
On the nose in the region of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Penedès is a powerful with a nice freshness.
