Winery AlavezAirén
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Airén of the Winery Alavez is in the top 90 of wines of Campo de Borja.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Airén of Winery Alavez in the region of Aragon often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alavez's Airén.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Airén from Winery Alavez are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Alavez
The Winery Alavez is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Campo de Borja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Campo de Borja
DO of Aragon at the foot of Moncayo, nicknamed the 'Empire of Garnacha' (~60% of the vineyard, plantings since 1145). Grenache as a generous, fruity red: signature notes of ripe cherry, raspberry, plum, garrigue, sweet spices and a peppery touch, round tannins and a sunny palate — old vines aged 30-50 years. Supple Tempranillo, firm Mazuelo, Cabernet and Syrah round things out. Whites Macabeo, Chardonnay, Moscatel.
The wine region of Aragon
Autonomous community of northeast Spain, historic kingdom of Iberian red Grenache (~75%). Signature Garnacha: generous and sun-drenched with signature ripe cherry, crushed strawberry, garrigue, kirsch, sweet spice and a balsamic touch, round tannins and a warm, alcoholic palate. 4 major DOs: Cariñena the largest (old vines), Calatayud high-altitude, Campo de Borja and Somontano at the Pyrenean foothills. Fresh Macabeo and Garnacha blanca whites.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
