Winery Josep Grau ViticultorFiguerals Carinyena
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The Figuerals Carinyena of the Winery Josep Grau Viticultor is in the top 0 of wines of Montsant.
Details and technical informations about Winery Josep Grau Viticultor's Figuerals Carinyena.
Discover the grape variety: Segalin
Colourful, fruity reds with an intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a supple palate, showing simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, soft spices and Mediterranean notes. A productive, drink-young profile. Grown in small quantities in southern France for IGP Pays-d'Oc and modern southern blends. A French variety created in 1958 by complex crossing (Jurançon Noir × Portugais Bleu), intended for table wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Figuerals Carinyena from Winery Josep Grau Viticultor are 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Josep Grau Viticultor
The Winery Josep Grau Viticultor is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Montsant to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montsant
Catalan ring encircling the Priorat (Tarragona): signature Garnacha and Cariñena as king reds — concentrated and sunny with notes of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), garrigue, Mediterranean herbs, liquorice and a mineral touch, fleshy tannins and a moreish finish, more accessible and fruity than Priorat. Syrah and Cabernet as backup. A few whites (Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu). DO (2001), schists ("llicorella") and clay-limestones, Mediterranean-continental climate.
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: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
