Top 100 wines of Catalogne - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Catalogne as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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: Macabeo
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.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Catalogne
wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), lamb in spicy sauce or atriaux en sauce.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Catalogne
On the nose in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or cherry. In the mouth in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Catalogne
The best wines of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines pink of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines red of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines sweet of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines unknow of Catalogne in other styles
- The best wines white of Catalogne in other styles