Bodegas Piqueras - Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell

Bodegas PiquerasTerra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell of Bodegas Piqueras is a red wine from the region of Almansa of Castille.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell from the Bodegas Piqueras

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell of Bodegas Piqueras in the region of Castille is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell of Bodegas Piqueras in the region of Castille often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Piqueras's Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Négret Canourgue

Originating very certainly from the high valley of the Tarn aveyronnaise and lozérienne. It was confused for a long time with Abouriou, and as a result it still exchanges, wrongly, a few synonyms. It is very little multiplied, almost unknown in the other French wine regions.

Last vintages of this wine

Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell - 2015
In the top 100 of of Almansa wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell - 2012
In the top 100 of of Almansa wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Terra Grande Barrel Aged Monastrell from Bodegas Piqueras are 2015, 2012

Informations about the Bodegas Piqueras

The winery offers 78 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Almansa in the region of Castille

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.

Top wine Castille
In the top 40000 of of Spain wines
In the top 150 of of Almansa wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Almansa

The wine region of Almansa is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Atalaya or the Domaine Bodegas Piqueras produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Almansa are Verdejo, Tempranillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Almansa often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or menthol and sometimes also flavors of black olive, balsamic or black plum.


The wine region of Castille

Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.

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The word of the wine: Rootstock

American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

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