The Winery Marco Abella of Priorat of Catalogne

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The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Marco Abella is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marco Abella wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Marco Abella

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marco Abella

How Winery Marco Abella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, lamb curl or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marco Abella

On the nose the red wine of Winery Marco Abella. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of anise, cedar or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Marco Abella. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marco Abella

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marco Abella.

  • Carignan
  • Garnacha
  • Grenache
  • Cariñena
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Garnacha Tinta

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 Marco Abella

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Marco Abella

How Winery Marco Abella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Marco Abella

On the nose the white wine of Winery Marco Abella. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Marco Abella

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Marco Abella.

  • Macabeo
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • 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 Marco Abella

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 Marco Abella.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Marco Abella and wines from the region

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 ...

DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines

In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.