The Winery Aufals of Priorat of Catalogne

Winery Aufals - Garnatxa Negra - Samsó
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Catalogne.
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Aufals is one of the best wineries to follow in Priorat.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Aufals wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Aufals

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Aufals

How Winery Aufals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), my grandmother's macaroni gratin with gruyere cheese and smoked ham or pork chops with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Aufals

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Aufals. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Aufals

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Samsó

Discovering the wine region of Priorat

The wine region of Priorat is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Álvaro Palacios or the Domaine Mas Doix produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Priorat are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or hay and sometimes also flavors of straw, bay leaf or chamomile.

In the mouth of Priorat is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 270 estates and châteaux in the of Priorat, producing 863 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Aufals

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

Discover the grape variety: Carricante

It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Winery Aufals 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 ...

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

Adapting vineyards to a changing climate: Torres look to the future

In the face of rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, what can wine producers do to adapt their viticultural practices? Catalan producer Torres, which has emerged during the past decade as one of the global wine sector’s leading pioneers in tackling climate change, is experimenting with a range of creative ideas. Planting vines at higher altitudes is one option. The company is investing in cooler vineyards high in the mountains of the region. They have planted vines in Tremp at 950m in ...

The word of the wine: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.