Winery Espelt99 Punts
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 veal.
Taste structure of the 99 Punts from the Winery Espelt
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 99 Punts of Winery Espelt 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 99 Punts of Winery Espelt in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with 99 Punts
Pairings that work perfectly with 99 Punts
Original food and wine pairings with 99 Punts
The 99 Punts of Winery Espelt matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, pork sautéed with chinese noodles or tanjia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Espelt's 99 Punts.
Discover the grape variety: Villard noir
Colored, fruity reds with an intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a supple palate, with simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), soft spices and hybrid notes. Productive, disease-resistant profile for early drinking. Now marginal in France, surviving in a few heritage plots and varietal collections, important in post-phylloxera reconstruction. French black hybrid obtained by Bertille Seyve at Bourgoin-Jallieu (Seyve-Villard 18-315).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 99 Punts from Winery Espelt are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Espelt
The Winery Espelt is one of of the world's greatest 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: Downy mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.
