Clos PissarraAristan
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, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Aristan from the Clos Pissarra
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Aristan of Clos Pissarra 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 Aristan of Clos Pissarra in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Aristan
Pairings that work perfectly with Aristan
Original food and wine pairings with Aristan
The Aristan of Clos Pissarra matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, macaroni and cheese gratin or tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with....
Details and technical informations about Clos Pissarra's Aristan.
Discover the grape variety: Timorasso
Structured, complex dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and a cutting acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), yellow fruits (pear, peach), white flowers, honey and hydrocarbon mineral notes (signature, aged-Riesling-like). Fine ageing and cellaring potential. The star of Colli Tortonesi DOC, a successful ampelographic revival in modern Piedmont. An indigenous Piedmontese variety rediscovered in the 1980s by Walter Massa.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Aristan from Clos Pissarra are 2015, 2013, 2009, 2011 and 0.
Informations about the Clos Pissarra
The Clos Pissarra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
