The Winery Altiplà Wines of Terra Alta of Catalogne

Winery Altiplà Wines - El Destraler Blanc
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 81 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Terra Alta in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Altiplà Wines is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Terra Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altiplà Wines wines

Looking for the best Winery Altiplà Wines wines in Terra Alta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altiplà Wines 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 Altiplà Wines wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altiplà Wines

How Winery Altiplà Wines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of rice with tuna and tomato, express seafood spaghetti or bresse chicken with yellow wine and morels.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Moscatel

Discovering the wine region of Terra Alta

The wine region of Terra Alta is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herms or the Domaine Celler Piñol produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terra Alta are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terra Alta often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tropical fruit or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of black currant, prune or straw.

In the mouth of Terra Alta is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 176 estates and châteaux in the of Terra Alta, producing 650 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Terra Alta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altiplà Wines

How Winery Altiplà Wines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sloth pork loin, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or sauté of veal with carrots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.39/5

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

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Altiplà Wines

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altiplà Wines

How Winery Altiplà Wines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Slight

Supple and easy to drink wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altiplà Wines

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

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Altiplà Wines and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021

In a year when travel was almost impossible, wine has been a fine companion. In terms of varieties I have been drinking a vinous A to Z: everything from Albillo (Cebreros) to Zibibbo (Pantelleria, Italy). Specifically I have been enjoying Cariñena from Priorat and Rioja, plus Garnachas – white, red and hairy – from Terra Alta, Rioja and Gredos, as well as Greek Xinomavro from Naoussa and Xarel.lo from Catalunya. Scroll down for Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 10 wines of 2021 Not forgetting Menc ...

DO Terra Alta makes orange wine official

In the last board meeting of 2021 for the regulatory council of DO Terra Alta, in Catalunya, Spain, a long list of changes was approved. The most prominent was the making of a very strict certification system for wines that are 100% Garnatxa Blanca given that it’s their flagship grape variety. But perhaps the most interesting item is a bit further down the list that allows certification for a type of wines that in Catalan are called “vins brisats”. The name refers to white wine ...

The word of the wine: Slight

Supple and easy to drink wine.