The Winery Fortaleza del Rey of Catalogne

Winery Fortaleza del Rey
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 1762 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Catalogne

The Winery Fortaleza del Rey is one of the best wineries to follow in Catalogne.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Catalogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fortaleza del Rey wines

Looking for the best Winery Fortaleza del Rey wines in Catalogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fortaleza del Rey 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 Fortaleza del Rey wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

How Winery Fortaleza del Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lamb with okra sauce, quiche without eggs or ham, cheese and courgette cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

On the nose the white wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Airen

Discovering the wine region of Catalogne

Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.

O. C. was the first regional D. O.

C. in Spain. Created in 1999, it covers all the scattered vineyards that were not covered by one of the other 11 DOs in the region. The capital of Catalonia is the bustling Barcelona, Spain's second largest city and one of the largest ports on the Mediterranean.

The top red wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

How Winery Fortaleza del Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), pasta gratin or pasta with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

On the nose the red wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey.

  • Tempranillo
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

The top pink wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

How Winery Fortaleza del Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), lamb mouse with onions and red wine or peasant minestrone.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Fortaleza del Rey.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Second wine

In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fortaleza del Rey

Planning a wine route in the of Catalogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fortaleza del Rey.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Fortaleza del Rey and wines from the region

EPI purchases Super Tuscan producer Isole e Olena

The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...

Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2022 winner revealed

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the UK Sommelier of the Year competition was back with a bang and saw Arnese bag the highly-respected title on Monday 18th July 2022. He pipped this year’s runner-up Agnieszka Swiecka (The Five Fields Restaurant) and 2019 runner-up Gareth Ferreira (Core by Clare Smyth) to the post. The competition is organised by The Caterer in partnership with the UK Sommelier Academy (UKSA) – a new non-profit organisation, officially launched yesterday – which provid ...

Prosecco secures trademark protection in New Zealand

The agreement formed part of a bilateral trade agreement between the European Union and the Kiwi government. It affords sparkling winemakers in Veneto trademark protection, ensuring that fizz produced in other countries cannot be labelled ‘Prosecco’ in New Zealand. This represents another symbolic victory for Prosecco producers in Italy. In December 2021, the Consorzio di Tutela Prosecco DOC celebrated a similar agreement in China. The Consorzio launched the application for GI protection in Chin ...

The word of the wine: Second wine

In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".