The Winery Roureda Llicorella of Priorat of Catalogne

Winery Roureda Llicorella - Anyada Clàssic
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Cellars Unió.
It is ranked in the top 77 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Roureda Llicorella is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Roureda Llicorella wines

Looking for the best Winery Roureda Llicorella wines in Priorat among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Roureda Llicorella 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 Roureda Llicorella wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Roureda Llicorella

How Winery Roureda Llicorella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or wild rabbit with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

On the nose the red wine of Winery Roureda Llicorella. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Roureda Llicorella. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella.

  • Grenache
  • Cariñena
  • Garnacha
  • Samsó

Discovering the wine region of Priorat

The wine region of Priorat is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Álvaro Palacios or the Domaine Mas Doix produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Priorat are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Priorat often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or hay and sometimes also flavors of straw, bay leaf or chamomile.

In the mouth of Priorat is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 270 estates and châteaux in the of Priorat, producing 863 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Priorat go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Roureda Llicorella

How Winery Roureda Llicorella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or cream of chicory soup with roquefort in the thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

On the nose the white wine of Winery Roureda Llicorella. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Roureda Llicorella.

  • Pedro Ximenez

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Roureda Llicorella

Planning a wine route in the of Priorat? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Roureda Llicorella.

Discover the grape variety: Neheleschol

A very ancient table grape, it is mentioned in the Bible. Luigi and Alberto Pirovano of Vaprio d'Adda used it in many of their crosses. - Synonyms: neg(u)elescol, giant of Palestine, white grape of Jerusalem, eparce or eparse, yellow olivette with small berries, grape of Jericho (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)

News about Winery Roureda Llicorella and wines from the region

Fine wine auctions launched in aid of Ukraine crisis

Several fine wine auctions have been organised by the members of the trade in support of emergency relief efforts and humanitarian aid for people affected by war in Ukraine. One auction organised by private member club Crurated brought together more than 250 bottles from coveted producers. It included top names in Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, such as Louis Roederer (Cristal), Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Domaine Dujac and Bartolo Mascarello. Running from 14 to 20 March, a spokesperson told Decanter th ...

DO Penedès: new rules and aiming for Spanish wine’s top-tier

On 16 November 2021, the Denomination of Origin Penedès in Catalunya (DO Penedès) announced an extensive roadmap up to 2030, taking into account sustainability and establishing the region as a high-quality wine producer in Spain. Most immediately, all grapes for DO Penedès wines must be from fully-certified organic vineyards by 2025. While it’s an aggressive timeline, DO Penedès president Joan Huguet told Decanter, ‘Currently around 60% of the vineyards are already certified and our ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.