Winery Gallina de Piel - Roca del Crit

Winery Gallina de PielRoca del Crit

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Roca del Crit of Winery Gallina de Piel is a red wine from the region of Empordà of Catalogne.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Roca del Crit of the Winery Gallina de Piel is in the top 20 of wines of Empordà.

Taste structure of the Roca del Crit from the Winery Gallina de Piel

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Roca del Crit of Winery Gallina de Piel in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Roca del Crit of Winery Gallina de Piel in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gallina de Piel's Roca del Crit.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir

Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.

Last vintages of this wine

Roca del Crit - 2018
In the top 20 of of Empordà wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Roca del Crit - 2017
In the top 20 of of Empordà wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Roca del Crit - 2016
In the top 20 of of Empordà wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Roca del Crit from Winery Gallina de Piel are 2016, 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Gallina de Piel

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Empordà in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Gallina de Piel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Empordà to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 3500 of of Spain wines
In the top 20 of of Empordà wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Empordà

The wine region of Empordà is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castillo Perelada or the Domaine Maselva produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Empordà are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Empordà often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or fig and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, game or almonds.


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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