Winery Marques de MonistrolBlanc de Blancs Penedès
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Parellada, the Riesling and the Xarello.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with fine and regular bubbles.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Blanc de Blancs Penedès from the Winery Marques de Monistrol
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Blanc de Blancs Penedès of Winery Marques de Monistrol in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with fine and regular bubbles.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Penedès
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs Penedès
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Penedès
The Blanc de Blancs Penedès of Winery Marques de Monistrol matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos), apple chips or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marques de Monistrol's Blanc de Blancs Penedès.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Blanc de Blancs Penedès from Winery Marques de Monistrol are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Marques de Monistrol
The Winery Marques de Monistrol is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 54 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: Mineral
Taste reminiscent of gunflint, chalk and many nuances of the mineral world, and reinforcing, especially in white wines, the notion of freshness and the sappy character.
