Winery Cellers Grifoll DeclaraEl Gos Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Carignan, the Syrah and the Garnacha.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with El Gos Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with El Gos Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with El Gos Rouge
The El Gos Rouge of Winery Cellers Grifoll Declara matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, canned cassoulet or pasta with peas and bacon.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Gos Rouge from Winery Cellers Grifoll Declara are 2014, 2016, 0, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Cellers Grifoll Declara
The Winery Cellers Grifoll Declara is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Montsant to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montsant
Catalan ring encircling the Priorat (Tarragona): signature Garnacha and Cariñena as king reds — concentrated and sunny with notes of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), garrigue, Mediterranean herbs, liquorice and a mineral touch, fleshy tannins and a moreish finish, more accessible and fruity than Priorat. Syrah and Cabernet as backup. A few whites (Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu). DO (2001), schists ("llicorella") and clay-limestones, Mediterranean-continental climate.
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: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
