The Winery Alquézar of Somontano of Aragon

Winery Alquézar - Rosado
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Barbadillo.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Aragon.
It is located in Somontano in the region of Aragon

The Winery Alquézar is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Somontano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alquézar wines

Looking for the best Winery Alquézar wines in Somontano among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alquézar wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alquézar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Alquézar

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alquézar

How Winery Alquézar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef strogonoff, dad's lamb mouse or veal saltimbocca.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Alquézar

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Alquézar. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Alquézar

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alquézar.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Somontano

The wine region of Somontano is located in the region of Aragon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Viñas del Vero or the Domaine El Grillo y La Luna produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Somontano are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Somontano often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or almonds and sometimes also flavors of mint, toasty or caramel.

In the mouth of Somontano is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 86 estates and châteaux in the of Somontano, producing 604 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Somontano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Alquézar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alquézar

How Winery Alquézar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, gratin dauphinois with smoked salmon or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alquézar

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alquézar.

  • Chardonnay
  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top red wines of Winery Alquézar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alquézar

How Winery Alquézar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of picadillo, pasta with ham or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alquézar

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alquézar. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alquézar. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alquézar

  • 2010With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alquézar.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo
  • Moristel

The word of the wine: Table wine

Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alquézar

Planning a wine route in the of Somontano? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alquézar.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Alquézar and wines from the region

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Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

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Shirakawa 1958 single malt set for release

Shirakawa 1958 is the only official single malt bottling from the demolished distillery, and is also said to be the earliest single vintage Japanese whisky bottled to date, although part of its back story remains shrouded in mystery. The whisky was distilled at the Shirakawa distillery, located 200km north of Tokyo, in 1958, and survived an era when Shirakawa’s malt whisky was almost all used in owner Takara Shuzo’s flagship ‘King’ blend. Shirakawa was opened in Fukushima Prefecture by previous ...

The word of the wine: Table wine

Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.