Winery San AlejandroAlma Vieja Crianza
Red wine
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.
The Alma Vieja Crianza of the Winery San Alejandro is in the top 30 of wines of Calatayud.
Taste structure of the Alma Vieja Crianza from the Winery San Alejandro
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alma Vieja Crianza of Winery San Alejandro in the region of Aragon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alma Vieja Crianza of Winery San Alejandro in the region of Aragon often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Alma Vieja Crianza
Pairings that work perfectly with Alma Vieja Crianza
Original food and wine pairings with Alma Vieja Crianza
The Alma Vieja Crianza of Winery San Alejandro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, pasta gratin carbonara style or chaouia lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery San Alejandro's Alma Vieja Crianza.
Discover the grape variety: Boskoop glory
It is said to be a natural interspecific cross between a vitis vinifera and a vitis labrusca, the isabelle variety being a better known example. It was discovered by Gérard Van Tol Boskoop and imported into Germany by Günter Pfeiffer. It can also be found in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, where it is commonly grown in greenhouses. We noted that the schuyler looks somewhat like the Boskoop glory even if the origins, each time put forward, are quite different, to be followed!
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alma Vieja Crianza from Winery San Alejandro are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery San Alejandro
The Winery San Alejandro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Calatayud to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
