Top 100 wines of Valence
Discover the top 100 best wines of Valence as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Valence and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Valence
Sunny Mediterranean Levant, sun-drenched accessible wines. Monastrell (Mourvèdre) star red in Alicante: fleshy and deep with black fruits, garrigue, leather and spice, firm tannins. Round, fruity Bobal from Utiel-Requena, supple Garnacha, juicy Tempranillo. Fresh whites: light Merseguera, aromatic Moscatel (fresh grape, flowers).
Historic speciality: Fondillón of Alicante, sweet wine aged in solera (cocoa, fig, raisin). Long summers.
Discover the grape variety: Monastrell
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky hue, firm tannins and a dense palate, with intense aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), candied cherry, garrigue, Mediterranean herbs, black pepper, leather, liquorice and animal notes. Fine ageing potential, high-alcohol solar wines. Star of Jumilla DO, Yecla DO, Bullas DO and Alicante DO in south-eastern Spain. Spanish synonym for Mediterranean mourvèdre, identity signature of sunny Spain.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Valence
wines from the region of Valence go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, zucchini and goat cheese lasagna or rabbit with hunter's sauce.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Valence
On the nose in the region of Valence often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cherry or oaky. In the mouth in the region of Valence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
