Winery Alsina & SardaArnau d'Alsina Sardá Merlot Jove
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The Arnau d'Alsina Sardá Merlot Jove of the Winery Alsina & Sarda is in the top 0 of wines of Penedès.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alsina & Sarda's Arnau d'Alsina Sardá Merlot Jove.
Discover the grape variety: Corvina Grossa
Supple, fruity reds with a clear to intense ruby colour, silky tannins and charming palate, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, morello cherry, raspberry), gentle spices, violet and typical bitter notes. Airy profile for early or short-aged drinking. Contributes to Valpolicella DOC and Bardolino DOC blends, adding roundness and fruitiness. Larger, more productive cluster variant of corvina, a native Italian black variety from Veneto.
Informations about the Winery Alsina & Sarda
The Winery Alsina & Sarda is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 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: Generic
A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).
