Top 100 wines of Alicante
Discover the top 100 best wines of Alicante of Alicante as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Alicante and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Alicante
DOP of the southeast of Valencia, land of Monastrell (Mourvedre) under Mediterranean sun. Dense, sun-soaked reds with signature notes of blackberry, candied plum, garrigue, leather, cocoa and sweet spices, firm tannins and a warm palate. A mythical jewel: Fondillon, a naturally sweet wine from Monastrell raisined on the vine, solera-aged >=8 years, 16-18% alcohol, only ~10 cellars (Vinalopo). Also Muscat of Alexandria as a floral sweet wine (orange blossom, honey).
9,166 ha.
Discover the grape variety: Airen
Simple, refreshing whites with a pale robe and a tender mouth, featuring discreet aromas of apple, citrus, fresh herbs and neutral notes. Moderate acidity, best drunk young. Very productive and drought-resistant, it produces easy-drinking whites in La Mancha DO and Valdepeñas DO on the Castilian plateau, and has historically supplied the base for Brandy de Jerez distillation. Native Spanish grape, long the world's most planted by surface area.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Alicante
wines from the region of Alicante go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, tunisian pasta or shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Alicante
On the nose in the region of Alicante often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. In the mouth in the region of Alicante is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
