Winery Cartoixa de MontsalvatBlanc de Montsalvat
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cartoixa de Montsalvat's Blanc de Montsalvat.
Discover the grape variety: Catarratto
Structured and fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, a full palate with preserved acidity and signature aromas of citrus (lemon, pomelo), almond, white flowers and mineral notes from Sicilian terroirs. Productive. A pillar of dry Sicilian whites (Alcamo DOC, Etna Bianco) and an essential component of traditional Marsala, thriving on the volcanic soils of the Trapani area. Autochthonous Sicilian white variety, one of the most planted in Sicily and Italy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Blanc de Montsalvat from Winery Cartoixa de Montsalvat are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Cartoixa de Montsalvat
The Winery Cartoixa de Montsalvat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
