Top 100 red wines of Valence
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Valence as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Valence and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Supple, sunny reds with a light to intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a charming, full palate, with signature aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), Mediterranean garrigue, spices and peppery notes. Also made as fresh rosés and naturally sweet wines. Star of Priorat DOQ, a component of Rioja DOCa and Navarra DO. The Spanish synonym of Grenache Noir, a Mediterranean variety originally from Aragon.
red wines from the region of Valence go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), pasta with peas and bacon or ardéchoise fly.
On the nose in the region of Valence often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Valence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.