The Winery Celler Cal Bessó of Montsant of Catalogne

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The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Montsant in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Celler Cal Bessó is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Montsant to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines

Looking for the best Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines in Montsant among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

How Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó.

  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Macabeo

Discovering the wine region of Montsant

The wine region of Montsant is located in the region of Tarragona of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Espectacle del Montsant or the Domaine Serra Barcelo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montsant are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montsant often reveals types of flavors of earth, cola or melon and sometimes also flavors of nutty, stone or pear.

In the mouth of Montsant is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 191 estates and châteaux in the of Montsant, producing 695 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montsant go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top red wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

How Winery Celler Cal Bessó wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), eggplant and zucchini lasagna or sauté of lamb with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

On the nose the red wine of Winery Celler Cal Bessó. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Celler Cal Bessó. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Celler Cal Bessó.

  • Grenache
  • Samsó
  • Merlot
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Celler Cal Bessó and wines from the region

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

Corpinnat announces large boost in sales

The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...

DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines

In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...

The word of the wine: Cupbearer

Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.

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