Top 100 red wines of Catalogne

Winery Álvaro Palacios - L'Ermita Velles Vinyes Priorat

L'Ermita Velles Vinyes PrioratWinery Álvaro Palacios

Winery Mas Doix - 1902 Centenary Carignan Priorat

1902 Centenary Carignan PrioratWinery Mas Doix

Winery Castillo Perelada - Empordà Finca Garbet

Empordà Finca GarbetWinery Castillo Perelada

Winery Vall Llach - Priorat Mas de la Rosa

Priorat Mas de la RosaWinery Vall Llach

Winery Martinet - Priorat Cami Pesseroles

Priorat Cami PesserolesWinery Martinet

Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic - Vinyes Altes Porrera

Vinyes Altes PorreraBodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic

Planots PrioratWinery Cal Pla

La Creu AltaBodegas Mas Alta

AbsisWinery Parés Baltà

TintoWinery Espectacle del Montsant

Winery Cims de Porrera - Caranyana Clàssic

Caranyana ClàssicWinery Cims de Porrera

Winery Costers del Siurana - Clos de L'Obac

Clos de L'ObacWinery Costers del Siurana

Winery Ferrer Bobet - Selecció Especial Vinyes Velles

Selecció Especial Vinyes VellesWinery Ferrer Bobet

El CelWinery Merum Priorati

Winery Terroir Al Límit Soc. Lda - Les Manyes

Les ManyesWinery Terroir Al Límit Soc. Lda

Winery Scala Dei - Masdeu de Scala Dei Priorat

Masdeu de Scala Dei PrioratWinery Scala Dei

Winery Celler Burgos Porta - Mas Sinén Coster

Mas Sinén CosterWinery Celler Burgos Porta

Winery Scala Dei - St Antoni de Scala Dei Priorat

St Antoni de Scala Dei PrioratWinery Scala Dei

Grans MurallesWinery Torres

Winery Mas d'en Gil - Clos Font&agrave Priorat

Clos Fontà PrioratWinery Mas d'en Gil

Discovering the wine region of Catalogne

Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.

70,000 ha, 12 appellations. From Cava to great age-worthy crus.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Catalogne

red wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, imene's tunisian ojja or wild boar stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Catalogne

On the nose in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.