Top 100 wines of Monterrei
Discover the top 100 best wines of Monterrei of Monterrei as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Monterrei and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Monterrei
The wine region of Monterrei is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Crego e Monaguillo or the Domaine Ladairo produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monterrei are Mencia, Tempranillo and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monterrei often reveals types of flavors of tropical, orange or oak and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit.
In the mouth of Monterrei is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 63 estates and châteaux in the of Monterrei, producing 156 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monterrei go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Discover the grape variety: Mencia
Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Monterrei
wines from the region of Monterrei go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, pasta with basil or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Monterrei
On the nose in the region of Monterrei often reveals types of flavors of tropical, melon or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, butter or green apple. In the mouth in the region of Monterrei is a powerful with a nice freshness.
News from the vineyard of Monterrei
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Burge is back in Krondorf winery – for the third time
The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...
Penfolds to release second rare wine NFT
Penfolds has announced it is to launch its second rare wine NFT with direct-to-consumer wines and spirits NFT platform BlockBar. The second rare release will comprise limited edition NFTs tied to 300 bottles of Penfolds Magill Cellar 3 Cabernet Shiraz from the 2018 vintage. Crafted under the watchful eye of chief winemaker Peter Gago, recipient of the Decanter Hall of Fame award last year, the wines will not be available from retail, nor Penfolds Cellar Doors. The release coincides with BlockBar ...