Winery Marqués de GelidaBlanc de Blancs
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Xarello.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a with fine and regular bubbles.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Blanc de Blancs from the Winery Marqués de Gelida
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Blanc de Blancs of Winery Marqués de Gelida in the region of Catalogne is a with fine and regular bubbles.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
The Blanc de Blancs of Winery Marqués de Gelida matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp with garlic and orange, fresh sardine rillettes or saithe in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marqués de Gelida's Blanc de Blancs.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Blanc de Blancs from Winery Marqués de Gelida are 2016, 2014, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Marqués de Gelida
The Winery Marqués de Gelida is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Penedès
Historic cradle of Cava (95% of Spanish output, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia): traditional-method sparklers, convivial and brioche-like. Indigenous trilogy: signature Xarel-lo (body, herbaceous and almondy notes), Macabeo (apple, freshness), Parellada (floral elegance). Still wines ~80% white from the same grapes, straight and accessible. Also sunny Garnacha, Cabernet and Pinot Noir.
The wine region of Catalogne
Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Volatile acidity
Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.
