Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos DominicVinyes Altes Porrera
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 game (deer, venison).
The Vinyes Altes Porrera of the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic is in the top 50 of wines of Spain and in the top 10 of wines of Priorat.
Taste structure of the Vinyes Altes Porrera from the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinyes Altes Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vinyes Altes Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Vinyes Altes Porrera
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinyes Altes Porrera
Original food and wine pairings with Vinyes Altes Porrera
The Vinyes Altes Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic's Vinyes Altes Porrera.
Discover the grape variety: Dolcetto nero
An Italian variety that is very present in Piedmont, it is also found in Argentina and France, where it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. Dolcetto nero would be the sweet black one. However, the one we encountered, both at Daumas-Gassac in Aniane in the Hérault and at Pouzols-Minervois in the Aude, does not have the same ampelographic characteristics: the first difference is that the petiolar point and the veins are wine red and not green like those of the douce noire.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vinyes Altes Porrera from Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic are 2015, 2013, 2016, 2014 and 2009.
Informations about the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic
The Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
