Winery Costers del PrioratClos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines)
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 Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) from the Winery Costers del Priorat
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) of Winery Costers del Priorat 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 Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) of Winery Costers del Priorat in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines)
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines)
Original food and wine pairings with Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines)
The Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) of Winery Costers del Priorat matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, roast lamb with thyme or autumn duck aiguillette.
Details and technical informations about Winery Costers del Priorat's Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines).
Discover the grape variety: Herbemont
The origin of this American interspecific hybrid of the southern Vitis Aestivalis group, also called Vitis Bourquiniana, is not known for certain. In South Carolina (United States), it was propagated in the early 1800s by a Frenchman, Nicholas Herbemont (1771-1839), who found his first origins in Champagne. In France, it is one of six hybrids prohibited since 1935 (included in European regulations): Clinton, Herbemont, Isabelle, Jacquez, Noah and Othello. The Herbemont is very similar to the Jacquez - also called black spanish or lenoir - and has practically disappeared in favour of the latter.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos Alzina Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) from Winery Costers del Priorat are 2017, 2015, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Costers del Priorat
The Winery Costers del Priorat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Priorat
The wine region of Priorat is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Álvaro Palacios or the Domaine Mas Doix produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Priorat are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or hay and sometimes also flavors of straw, bay leaf or chamomile.
The wine region of Catalogne
Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.
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The word of the wine: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
