Top 100 white wines of Catalogne
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Catalogne as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Catalogne and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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: Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Catalogne
white wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of paella josé style, skewers of marinated white fish or tarte tatin.
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