The Winery Marques de Alvarez of Calatayud of Aragon

Winery Marques de Alvarez - Garnacha
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the San Alejandro.
It is ranked in the top 204 of the estates of Aragon.
It is located in Calatayud in the region of Aragon

The Winery Marques de Alvarez is one of the best wineries to follow in Calatayud.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Calatayud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marques de Alvarez wines

Looking for the best Winery Marques de Alvarez wines in Calatayud among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Marques de Alvarez 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 Marques de Alvarez wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Marques de Alvarez

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marques de Alvarez

How Winery Marques de Alvarez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of pot-au-feu, cannelloni au gratin stuffed with bolognese sauce or lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marques de Alvarez

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marques de Alvarez.

  • Garnacha
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tempranillo

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.

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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 Marques de Alvarez.

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.

News about Winery Marques de Alvarez and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.