Winery Casa Gran del Siurana Priorat Gran Cruor
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).
The Priorat Gran Cruor of the Winery Casa Gran del Siurana is in the top 70 of wines of Priorat.
Taste structure of the Priorat Gran Cruor from the Winery Casa Gran del Siurana
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In the mouth the Priorat Gran Cruor of Winery Casa Gran del Siurana 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 Priorat Gran Cruor of Winery Casa Gran del Siurana in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Priorat Gran Cruor
Pairings that work perfectly with Priorat Gran Cruor
Original food and wine pairings with Priorat Gran Cruor
The Priorat Gran Cruor of Winery Casa Gran del Siurana matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa Gran del Siurana's Priorat Gran Cruor.
Discover the grape variety: Merzling
A cross between Seyval and FR 375-52 (Riesling x Pinot Gris or Rülander) obtained in Germany in 1960 by Johannes Zimmermann. It can be found in Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, etc. In France, it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Priorat Gran Cruor from Winery Casa Gran del Siurana are 2012, 2011, 2009, 2010 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Casa Gran del Siurana
The Winery Casa Gran del Siurana is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
