Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of Catalogne as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of Catalogne and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Structured, aromatic dry whites with an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia), pear, green apple, light honey and fresh almond notes. Fine ageing potential. Essential component of Cava DO sparkling (with xarel·lo and parellada), pillar of Rioja DOCa whites (as viura) and Roussillon AOC whites. Autochthonous Aragonese variety, aromatic signature of the great Iberian whites.
sparkling wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of aïoli, preparation of the green olives or fish fillets in papillotes.
On the nose in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
