Winery Duc de FoixBarrica Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Duc de Foix
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Duc de Foix in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon
The Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Duc de Foix matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef stew, leg of lamb with crust or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duc de Foix's Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Duc de Foix are 2013, 2011, 2014, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Duc de Foix
The Winery Duc de Foix is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Penedès
Historic cradle of Cava (95% of Spanish output, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia): traditional-method sparklers, convivial and brioche-like. Indigenous trilogy: signature Xarel-lo (body, herbaceous and almondy notes), Macabeo (apple, freshness), Parellada (floral elegance). Still wines ~80% white from the same grapes, straight and accessible. Also sunny Garnacha, Cabernet and Pinot Noir.
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: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
