Winery Albet i NoyaMacabeu Penedès
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Albet i Noya's Macabeu Penedès.
Discover the grape variety: Araignan
Simple, fresh whites with a pale golden robe, supple palate with moderate acidity, showing understated citrus and white flower aromas. Discreet rustic Béarnais profile. Now almost extinct, preserved in a few heritage plots of Béarn and studied for its ampelographic and historical interest. White French autochtone variety from the South-West, in Béarn, very rare.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Macabeu Penedès from Winery Albet i Noya are 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Albet i Noya
The Winery Albet i Noya is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 122 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Penedès
Historic cradle of Cava (95% of Spanish output, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia): traditional-method sparklers, convivial and brioche-like. Indigenous trilogy: signature Xarel-lo (body, herbaceous and almondy notes), Macabeo (apple, freshness), Parellada (floral elegance). Still wines ~80% white from the same grapes, straight and accessible. Also sunny Garnacha, Cabernet and Pinot Noir.
The wine region of Catalogne
Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Gravelle
Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.
