Winery Cavas HillOr Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo
White wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo of Winery Cavas Hill in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo
Pairings that work perfectly with Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo
Original food and wine pairings with Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo
The Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo of Winery Cavas Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of panga curry or tarte tatin.
Discover the grape variety: Xarello
Structured, aromatic whites with full body and firm acidity, with aromas of white flowers, yellow fruits, fennel, fresh almond, Mediterranean herbs and mineral notes. Central component of Cava DO (with macabeo and parellada), bringing structure and ageing potential to Catalan sparkling wines. Also as ambitious still whites in Penedès DO and Classic Penedès. Native Catalan variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Or Penedès Muscat - Xarel-lo from Winery Cavas Hill are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Cavas Hill
The Winery Cavas Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 57 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: Heavy
Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.
