The flavor of earthy in wine of Catalogne
Discover the of Catalogne wines revealing the of earthy 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: Apogee
This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor d'earthy of Catalogne?
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 41% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- MerlotIn 19% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- TempranilloIn 7% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- Cabernet francIn 6% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- XarelloIn 5% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- RoussanneIn 2% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- Pinot noirIn 2% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- MourvèdreIn 1% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- ViognierIn 1% of wines with flavor d'earthy
- Petit verdotIn 1% of wines with flavor d'earthy
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