Winery CapçanesMarmellans Blanc Catalunya
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Capçanes's Marmellans Blanc Catalunya.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Aromatic, full-bodied whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate and moderate acidity, showing signature muscat aromas, white flowers (elderflower, acacia), yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot) and honeyed notes. An early-ripening profile, vinified dry, sweet and botrytised. Grown in Germany (Mosel, Rheinhessen) and England for aromatic white wines. A German variety created in 1929 at Geilweilerhof ((Silvaner × Riesling) × Müller-Thurgau).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Marmellans Blanc Catalunya from Winery Capçanes are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Capçanes
The Winery Capçanes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 97 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: Gout (wine of)
In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).
