The best wines of Catalogne

Discover the best wines of Catalogne as well as the best winemakers of Catalogne and estates of Catalogne to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Catalogne and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Catalogne by region

Looking for a good wine of Catalogne among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Catalogne. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Catalogne with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Catalogne

Red wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, pumpkin parmentier hash or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Catalogne

On the nose the red wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, red cherry or cocoa. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Catalogne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Catalogne

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.21/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Catalogne

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Garnacha
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Catalogne

A wine route planned in the region of Catalogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Catalogne.

Discovering the wine region of Catalogne

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.

Great white wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Catalogne

White wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or lean fish such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, fish and shrimp curry or kedgeree.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Catalogne

On the nose the white wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or sage and sometimes also flavors of straw, jasmine or nutty. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Catalogne. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Catalogne

  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Catalogne

  • Parellada
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Xarel-lo
  • Chardonnay
  • Godello

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Catalogne

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Catalogne

Sparkling wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with white wine and tomato, sardinade or back of cod with old-fashioned mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Catalogne

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, orange or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, black currant or raspberry. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Catalogne. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Catalogne

  • 2019With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Catalogne

  • Macabeo
  • Xarel-lo
  • Parellada
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sumoll

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Catalogne

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The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

Great pink wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Catalogne

Pink wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef coarse salt, braised lamb with peppers or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Catalogne

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, orange or lime and sometimes also flavors of minerality, cranberry or lemon. In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Catalogne. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in pink wine of Catalogne

  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1954With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Catalogne

  • Tempranillo
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cariñena
  • Garnacha
  • Xarel-lo

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Catalogne

A wine route planned in the region of Catalogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Catalogne.

Discover the grape variety: Bobal

This grape variety is widely cultivated in Spain under the name béni carlo. It was introduced into the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Narbonne around 1870.

Great sweet wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Catalogne

Sweet wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chicken blanquette, tagliatelle courgette salmon from cécile and lisa or original francesinha (portugal).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Catalogne

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Catalogne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Catalogne

  • 2011With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 1993With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.64/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Catalogne

  • Tempranillo
  • Macabeo
  • Parellada
  • Xarel-lo
  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Catalogne

A wine route planned in the region of Catalogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Catalogne.

The word of the wine: Extra-dry

Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

Great natural sweet wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Catalogne

Natural sweet wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with cider, lasagna bolognese or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Catalogne

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Catalogne. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, spices or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of the region of Catalogne. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Catalogne

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Catalogne

  • Macabeo
  • Xarel-lo
  • Vernatxa Blanca
  • Pedro Ximenez

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Catalogne

A wine route planned in the region of Catalogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Catalogne.

Discover the grape variety: Parellada

The white Parellada is a grape variety that originated in France (Spain). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. The white Parellada can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, South West.

Great unknow wines of Catalogne

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Catalogne

Unknow wines from the region of Catalogne go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

News from the vineyard of Catalogne

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