The Winery Marqués de Rocas of Calatayud of Aragon

Winery Marqués de Rocas - Airen
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
This estate is part of the Félix Solís Avantis (Félix Solís & Pagos del Rey).
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Aragon.
It is located in Calatayud in the region of Aragon

The Winery Marqués de Rocas is one of the best wineries to follow in Calatayud.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Calatayud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marqués de Rocas wines

Looking for the best Winery Marqués de Rocas wines in Calatayud among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Marqués de Rocas wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Marqués de Rocas wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Marqués de Rocas

How Winery Marqués de Rocas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of pork gyros or tarte tatin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Marqués de Rocas. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas.

  • Airen
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Moscatel de Setúbal

Discovering the wine region of Calatayud

The wine region of Calatayud is located in the region of Aragon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Breca or the Domaine Bodegas Ateca produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calatayud are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calatayud often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, molasses or salt and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, dried strawberry or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Calatayud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 88 estates and châteaux in the of Calatayud, producing 310 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calatayud go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top pink wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Marqués de Rocas

How Winery Marqués de Rocas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, quick couscous or lentils and morteau sausages.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas.

  • Tempranillo

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top red wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marqués de Rocas

How Winery Marqués de Rocas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef fashion, fish with tamarind or sauté of veal with tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Marqués de Rocas. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas

  • 2019With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marqués de Rocas.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Marqués de Rocas

Planning a wine route in the of Calatayud? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Marqués de Rocas.

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

News about Winery Marqués de Rocas and wines from the region

Corpinnat announces large boost in sales

The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...

Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...

First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest

The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...

The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).