Winery Fortnum and Mason - Alvaro Palacios Tinto

Winery Fortnum and MasonAlvaro Palacios Tinto

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Alvaro Palacios Tinto of Winery Fortnum and Mason is a red wine from the region of Priorat of Catalogne.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fortnum and Mason's Alvaro Palacios Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Avana

Very old grape variety cultivated in northern Italy in the Piedmont region. It would have been introduced in Savoy at the beginning of the 17th century. An A.D.N. study, dating from 2011, shows that Hibou noir and Avana are one and the same variety. It should also be noted that Amigne is its half-sister, Rèze its grandmother and Rouge du Pays (a variety from the Swiss Valais) its grandfather.

Informations about the Winery Fortnum and Mason

The winery offers 152 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Fortnum and Mason is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Priorat

The wine region of Priorat is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Álvaro Palacios or the Domaine Mas Doix produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Priorat are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or hay and sometimes also flavors of straw, bay leaf or chamomile.


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.

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The word of the wine: Maturation

Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.

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