The Winery Escal Roja of Terra Alta of Catalogne

Winery Escal Roja - Garnacha
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 152 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Terra Alta in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Escal Roja is one of the best wineries to follow in Terra Alta.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Terra Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Escal Roja wines

Looking for the best Winery Escal Roja wines in Terra Alta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Escal Roja wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Escal Roja wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Escal Roja

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Escal Roja

How Winery Escal Roja wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, chicken wok with chinese noodles or couscous merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Escal Roja

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Escal Roja. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Escal Roja

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.13/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Escal Roja.

  • Garnacha
  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Terra Alta

The wine region of Terra Alta is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herms or the Domaine Celler Piñol produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terra Alta are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terra Alta often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tropical fruit or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of black currant, prune or straw.

In the mouth of Terra Alta is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 176 estates and châteaux in the of Terra Alta, producing 650 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Terra Alta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Escal Roja

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Escal Roja

How Winery Escal Roja wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, lamb curry indian style or nanie's diced ham quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Escal Roja

  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Escal Roja.

  • Airen
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Verdejo

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Escal Roja

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Escal Roja

How Winery Escal Roja wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, purple leg of lamb with red wine and cranberries or savoyard crozet gratin.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Escal Roja

  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Escal Roja.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Escal Roja

Planning a wine route in the of Terra Alta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Escal Roja.

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

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The word of the wine: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.