Winery EspeltBaleta Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Baleta Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Baleta Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Baleta Blanc
The Baleta Blanc of Winery Espelt matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins, easy seafood gratin or clopinettes in field dresses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Espelt's Baleta Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet
Intensely coloured, supple reds with an ink-dark robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate of blackfruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), candied cherry, plum, spices and sunny notes. A teinturier grape with red pulp that deepens colour in southern blends; also a star as a single varietal in Alentejo DOC. Grown in Languedoc, Spain and California. French hybrid created in 1866 by Henri Bouschet (petit bouschet × grenache).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Baleta Blanc from Winery Espelt are 2012, 2014, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Espelt
The Winery Espelt is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Empordà to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Empordà
Catalan DO of the northeast under the tramontana wind, between Figueres and the coast, schist and granite terroir. Fresh, gastronomic rosés are a recognised speciality: Garnatxa and Cariñena by saignée with notes of strawberry, raspberry, citrus, Mediterranean herbs and a marine saline touch. Supple reds of Garnatxa (cherry, garrigue) and Cariñena (blackberry, spice). Garnatxa de l'Empordà as oxidative natural sweet (fig, walnut, caramel).
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: Bold
A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.
