The flavor of black currant in wine of Catalogne
Discover the of Catalogne wines revealing the of black currant flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
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Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.
O. C. was the first regional D. O.
C. in Spain. Created in 1999, it covers all the scattered vineyards that were not covered by one of the other 11 DOs in the region. The capital of Catalonia is the bustling Barcelona, Spain's second largest city and one of the largest ports on the Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Dryer
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de black currant of Catalogne?
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 47% of wines with flavor de black currant
- MerlotIn 19% of wines with flavor de black currant
- TempranilloIn 12% of wines with flavor de black currant
- Cabernet francIn 3% of wines with flavor de black currant
- MourvèdreIn 1% of wines with flavor de black currant
- PriorIn 1% of wines with flavor de black currant
- Petit verdotIn 1% of wines with flavor de black currant
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