Winery Lafou - De Batea

Winery LafouDe Batea

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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 De Batea of Winery Lafou is a red wine from the region of Terra Alta of Catalogne.
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 veal.
The De Batea of the Winery Lafou is in the top 20 of wines of Terra Alta.

Taste structure of the De Batea from the Winery Lafou

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the De Batea of Winery Lafou in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, oak

Wine with earth taste

balsamic

On the nose the De Batea of Winery Lafou in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of plum, chocolate or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lafou's De Batea.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.

Last vintages of this wine

De Batea - 2017
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 4.111110
De Batea - 2016
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 4.211110
De Batea - 2015
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 411110
De Batea - 2014
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
De Batea - 2013
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
De Batea - 2012
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
De Batea - 2011
In the top 20 of of Terra Alta wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of De Batea from Winery Lafou are 2016, 2009, 2017, 2008 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Lafou

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Roqueta Origen.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Terra Alta in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Lafou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Terra Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 1500 of of Spain wines
In the top 30 of of Terra Alta wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

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: Structure

Refers to both the structure and the overall constitution of a wine.

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