The Winery Baltasar Gracián of Calatayud of Aragon

Winery Baltasar Gracián - El Politico Garnacha
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the San Alejandro.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Aragon.
It is located in Calatayud in the region of Aragon

The Winery Baltasar Gracián is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Calatayud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Baltasar Gracián wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián

How Winery Baltasar Gracián wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, pasta cake or baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

On the nose the red wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or floral and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, microbio or honey. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

  • 1962With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Garnacha
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Calatayud

The wine region of Calatayud is located in the region of Aragon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Breca or the Domaine Bodegas Ateca produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calatayud are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calatayud often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, molasses or salt and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, dried strawberry or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Calatayud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 88 estates and châteaux in the of Calatayud, producing 310 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calatayud go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top sweet wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián

How Winery Baltasar Gracián wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián.

  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Aidani

This grape variety has been cultivated in Greece for a very long time - most often at high altitudes - more specifically in the Cyclades islands, the island of Rhodes, Crete, etc. and is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, including France. We can meet the black aidani or mavro, very rare, it has however no link with the white or aspro.

The top pink wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián

How Winery Baltasar Gracián wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, lamb chops with tarragon cream or quiche with mixed vegetables.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián.

  • Garnacha

The word of the wine: Grape

Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.

The top white wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Baltasar Gracián

How Winery Baltasar Gracián wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or chinchards with white wine and grapes.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Baltasar Gracián.

  • Macabeo
  • Viura
  • Garnacha

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Baltasar Gracián

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

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The word of the wine: Grape

Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.