Bodegas PiquerasHigh Altitude Garnacha
Red wine
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 High Altitude Garnacha of the Bodegas Piqueras is in the top 60 of wines of Almansa.
Taste structure of the High Altitude Garnacha from the Bodegas Piqueras
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the High Altitude Garnacha of Bodegas Piqueras in the region of Castille is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with High Altitude Garnacha
Pairings that work perfectly with High Altitude Garnacha
Original food and wine pairings with High Altitude Garnacha
The High Altitude Garnacha of Bodegas Piqueras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons....
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Piqueras's High Altitude Garnacha.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and fresh alpine acidity, on aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet, pepper, spices and characteristic menthol notes. Fine ageing potential on marl-limestone terroirs. Star of the great crus of Vin de Savoie AOC (Arbin, Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, Chignin), producing the identity alpine reds. Savoyard native variety, sometimes linked to Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from Friuli.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of High Altitude Garnacha from Bodegas Piqueras are 2018, 2017, 0
Informations about the Bodegas Piqueras
The Bodegas Piqueras is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 77 wines for sale in the of Almansa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Almansa
Castilla-La Mancha DOP southeast of Albacete, high-altitude vineyards (700-1,000 m) on limestone, dry continental climate. Signature Garnacha Tintorera as ruling red (~60%, Alicante Bouschet, red pulp): dark and fruity with blackberry, candied cherry, plum, violet, garrigue, leather and spice, round tannins and meaty palate. Dense, fresh Monastrell thanks to altitude (blackberry, kirsch, garrigue). Supple Tempranillo, peppery Syrah.
The wine region of Castille
Cradle of great Castilian reds, high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) along the Duero. Tempranillo king (aka Tinta de Toro, Tinto Fino): powerful, concentrated, structured reds with notes of black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins from altitude and cool nights. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (floral, mineral Mencía). Lively, herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda.
The word of the wine: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
