Wines made from Xarello grapes of Cava - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Xarello as a single variety or as a blend of Cava.
More informations about the variety Xarello
Most certainly Spanish, it is practically unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A2.
More informations about the region of Cava
Cava is Spain's signature style of Sparkling wine, and the Iberian Peninsula's answer to Champagne. The traditional Grape varieties used in Cava were Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo, but the Champagne varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also used. While the first Cava was produced exclusively in Catalonia - specifically in a small town called San Sadurní de Noya - modern Cava can be sourced from various regions of Spain. Aragon, Navarre, Rioja, Pais Vasco, Valencia and Extremadura have specific delimited areas that can benefit from the designation of origin.
What are the typical flavors of the Xarello grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 85% of Xarello
- Citrus fruitPresent in 78% of Xarello
- MicrobioPresent in 69% of Xarello
- Non oakPresent in 65% of Xarello
- EarthPresent in 64% of Xarello
- OakPresent in 57% of Xarello
- VegetalPresent in 42% of Xarello
- Tropical fruitPresent in 24% of Xarello
- SpicesPresent in 18% of Xarello
- Red fruitPresent in 13% of Xarello
- FloralPresent in 13% of Xarello
- CitrusPresent in 12% of Xarello
- Green applePresent in 12% of Xarello
- ApplesPresent in 11% of Xarello
- PearPresent in 11% of Xarello
- LemonPresent in 11% of Xarello
- ToastyPresent in 11% of Xarello
- MineralityPresent in 11% of Xarello
- CreamPresent in 10% of Xarello
- YeastPresent in 10% of Xarello
News about the grape variety Xarello
Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2021: report and top-scoring wines
Vinsobres Though it often sits in the shadow of Cairanne and Rasteau, Vinsobres performed relatively well this year, and many of the wines have a good sense of freshness. The characteristic angular tannins are quite marked, however, so give them a year or two, which will also help to further integrate any new oak, which has frequently been applied liberally here. Scroll down to see tasting notes and score for top Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2021 wines {"content":"PC9wPgo8aDM ...
Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation
‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...