Bodegas Mas AltaLa Basseta
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Grenache.
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 game (deer, venison).
The La Basseta of the Bodegas Mas Alta is in the top 20 of wines of Priorat.
Taste structure of the La Basseta from the Bodegas Mas Alta
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Basseta of Bodegas Mas Alta in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Basseta of Bodegas Mas Alta in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with La Basseta
Pairings that work perfectly with La Basseta
Original food and wine pairings with La Basseta
The La Basseta of Bodegas Mas Alta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or cantonese rice.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Mas Alta's La Basseta.
Discover the grape variety: Grenache noir
Supple, sunny reds with a light robe and generous alcohol, with aromas of candied red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, cherry), garrigue, gentle spices, white pepper and kirsch notes. Ripe tannins and a warm palate. Pillar of GSM blends in the southern Rhône (Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras), star of Tavel rosé, Priorat and Aragonese Garnacha. Also in natural sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Historic Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Basseta from Bodegas Mas Alta are 2017, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Bodegas Mas Alta
The Bodegas Mas Alta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Priorat
Mythical Catalan terroir, DOCa (Spain's summit alongside Rioja). Powerful, concentrated reds with signature notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, black cherry), graphite, schist, garrigue, cocoa and liquorice, firm tannins and a mineral palate strung by the "llicorella" (black schist and quartz forcing roots down to 20 m). Old vines of Garnacha (roundness) and Cariñena (Samsó, structure). Exceptional ageing.
The wine region of Catalogne
Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Cordon de Royat (size in)
Short trellised pruning with one or two horizontal arms stretched over a wire. Very suitable for mechanization, it offers a very good exposure of the bunches as well as an excellent aeration.
