Winery Herencia AltésBenufet
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Benufet of the Winery Herencia Altés is in the top 30 of wines of Terra Alta.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Benufet of Winery Herencia Altés in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Benufet
Pairings that work perfectly with Benufet
Original food and wine pairings with Benufet
The Benufet of Winery Herencia Altés matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream), soupions à la provençale or hawaiian pizza.
Details and technical informations about Winery Herencia Altés's Benufet.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette Rose
Lively, aromatic rosés and clarets with a pale salmon robe, an airy palate, and signature aromas of white flowers (hawthorn), citrus (grapefruit), light red fruits (strawberry, redcurrant) and Mediterranean notes. Occasionally contributing to traditional Provençal and Languedoc rosé blends, it is cultivated in small quantities in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon. A pink-skinned mutation of Clairette, a historic southern French variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Benufet from Winery Herencia Altés are 2018, 2019, 2017, 2012 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Herencia Altés
The Winery Herencia Altés is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Terra Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Terra Alta
Southernmost DO of Catalonia south of Tarragona, world kingdom of white Grenache (33% of the planet's white Grenache, 75% of Spain's). Broad, sun-soaked whites with signature notes of ripe pear, yellow peach, white flowers, fennel, anise and a toasted hazelnut touch, a round and warm palate — powerful and high in alcohol. Dense reds of Garnacha Tinta (blackberry, black cherry, garrigue) and Carinena (licorice, spice). Dry, sunny climate, clay-limestone terraced soils.
The wine region of Catalogne
Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Powdery mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.
