Winery Alvaro Cristobal - Garnacha

Winery Alvaro CristobalGarnacha

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Garnacha of Winery Alvaro Cristobal is a red wine from the region of Vinos de Pago.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Garnacha from the Winery Alvaro Cristobal

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Garnacha of Winery Alvaro Cristobal in the region of Vinos de Pago is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Alvaro Cristobal's Garnacha.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.95°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Lercat

Most certainly Pyrenean of Jurançonnais more precisely. It has long been confused with the lauzet, although its leaves are somewhat different. It is practically no longer present in the vineyards, which means that it is clearly on the way out. Published genetic analyses have revealed that it is related to one or more grape varieties, including Courbu Blanc. For more information, click here! - Synonymy: Arcat in Lasseube (Pyrénées atlantiques) (the synonymy of the grape varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Garnacha - 2019
In the top 100 of of Vinos de Pago wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Garnacha from Winery Alvaro Cristobal are 2019

Informations about the Winery Alvaro Cristobal

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vinos de Pago

The Winery Alvaro Cristobal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Vinos de Pago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vinos de Pago
In the top 25000 of of Spain wines
In the top 1500 of of Vinos de Pago wines
In the top 500000 of red wines
In the top 900000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vinos de Pago

Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.

News related to this wine

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

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