Winery VilarnauPenedès Cabernet Sauvignon
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 lamb.
Taste structure of the Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Vilarnau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vilarnau in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon
The Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vilarnau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or gratin of coquillettes with ham.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vilarnau's Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Vilarnau are 2013, 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Vilarnau
The Winery Vilarnau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 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: Fleshy
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
