Winery LectoresLa Selección
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
The La Selección of the Winery Lectores is in the top 60 of wines of Montsant.
Taste structure of the La Selección from the Winery Lectores
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Selección of Winery Lectores in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Selección
Pairings that work perfectly with La Selección
Original food and wine pairings with La Selección
The La Selección of Winery Lectores matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, spaghetti with shrimp and cream or roast lamb with thyme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lectores's La Selección.
Discover the grape variety: Fogoneu
This grape variety is native to the Balearic Islands (Spain), more precisely to the island of Mayorque, and has been cultivated for a very long time. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the escursac or excursach and the mansés (or mancès) de capdell. DNA analyses show that the Fogoneu Mallorqui is not related to any other variety and that the Fogoneu is a direct descendant of the Callet. It can be found in Argentina, Spain and Italy, but is little known in France, although it should be interesting for the production of original rosé wines that are always very pleasant to drink.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Selección from Winery Lectores are 2018, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Lectores
The Winery Lectores is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Montsant to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montsant
The wine region of Montsant is located in the region of Tarragona of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Espectacle del Montsant or the Domaine Serra Barcelo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montsant are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montsant often reveals types of flavors of earth, cola or melon and sometimes also flavors of nutty, stone or pear.
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.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
