Winery AlzaniaEl Retorno
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the El Retorno from the Winery Alzania
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the El Retorno of Winery Alzania in the region of Navarre is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the El Retorno of Winery Alzania in the region of Navarre often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with El Retorno
Pairings that work perfectly with El Retorno
Original food and wine pairings with El Retorno
The El Retorno of Winery Alzania matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, salmon cannelloni or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alzania's El Retorno.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Jura
An interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a still unknown relative, obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blatter of Soyhières (Switzerland). Cabernet-Jura can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, etc., but is still little known in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Retorno from Winery Alzania are 2015, 2013, 2016, 0 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Alzania
The Winery Alzania is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Navarre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Navarre
Navarra, in northern Spain, is one of the country's 17 first-level administrative regions (comunidades autónomas) and a fairly prolific, if lesser-known, wine region. Traditionally associated with the production of Bright, Fruity rosé, Navarra is beginning to attract attention for its high-quality red wines, mainly from the Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, after years of being overshadowed by its southern neighbor, Rioja. The first evidence of wine-making in the region dates back to Roman times, but it is almost certain that Vines were growing here Long before that. It was recently discovered that vines of the prehistoric species Vitis sylvestris - the predecessor of the beloved Vitis vinifera - were still growing in Navarre.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
