Clos GalenaFormíga de Vellut
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 poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Formíga de Vellut from the Clos Galena
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Formíga de Vellut of Clos Galena in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Formíga de Vellut of Clos Galena in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Formíga de Vellut
Pairings that work perfectly with Formíga de Vellut
Original food and wine pairings with Formíga de Vellut
The Formíga de Vellut of Clos Galena matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, grandma melanie's cassoulet or turnip confit with parma cheese.
Details and technical informations about Clos Galena's Formíga de Vellut.
Discover the grape variety: Dawn seedless
Seedless table grape with long bunches and elongated golden berries, thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a neutral sweet flavour. Early ripening. Rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance, pleasant flavour and good cold-storage shelf life. American white seedless table grape variety, obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Formíga de Vellut from Clos Galena are 2017, 2015, 2016, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Clos Galena
The Clos Galena is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
