Top 100 red wines of Montsant

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Montsant of Tarragona as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Montsant and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Montsant

The wine region of Montsant is located in the region of Tarragona of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Espectacle del Montsant or the Domaine Serra Barcelo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montsant are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montsant often reveals types of flavors of earth, cola or melon and sometimes also flavors of nutty, stone or pear.

In the mouth of Montsant is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 191 estates and châteaux in the of Montsant, producing 695 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montsant go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignonasse

Would be the friulano - before 2007 called tocai friulano - from Veneto in Italy. It would be a distant relative of furmint and Jean-Michel Boursiquot (2019) states that it is the father or mother of chenin blanc. However, Sauvignonasse has nothing to do with Sauvignon Blanc, which it was once mixed with in the Sauternes region. It can be found in Italy, Chile, Argentina, Russia, ... practically more multiplied in France.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Montsant

red wines from the region of Montsant go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, pasta with lemon and comté cheese or lamb tagine with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Montsant

On the nose in the region of Montsant often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of cream, white pepper or jam. In the mouth in the region of Montsant is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

News from the vineyard of Montsant

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines

In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...

Corpinnat announces large boost in sales

The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...