Bodegas AtecaAtteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha

Red wine of Calatayud of Aragon of Spain

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha of Bodegas Ateca is a red wine from the region of Calatayud of Aragon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha of the Bodegas Ateca is in the top 90 of wines of Calatayud.

Taste structure of the Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha from the Bodegas Ateca

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha of Bodegas Ateca in the region of Aragon is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Food and wine pairings with Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha

Pairings that work perfectly with Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha

Original food and wine pairings with Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha

Lamb

Pasta

The Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha of Bodegas Ateca matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, pork filet mignon with foie gras and rosemary or lamb tagine with prunes.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Ateca's Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha.

Winery

Bodegas Ateca

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

15.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha - 2016

In the top 90 of of Calatayud wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Atteca Cuvée Especial Garnacha from Bodegas Ateca are 2016

Informations about the Bodegas Ateca

The winery offers 6 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Gil Family Estates.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Calatayud in the region of Aragon

The Bodegas Ateca is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Calatayud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of Spain wines

In the top 100 of of Calatayud wines

In the top 90000 of red wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

The wine region of Aragon

Aragon is one of Spain's 17 autonomous communities. Located in the North of the country, it stretches from the imposing Pyrenees mountains in the South to the vast Central Iberian plateau. To the east of Aragon Lies Catalonia, while La Rioja, Castilla y Leon and Navarra are its neighbours to the west. Aragon encompasses the eastward flowing Ebro River and its vast valley, the river being one of the largest and most important in Spain.

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