Winery PasconaAuguri
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The Auguri of the Winery Pascona is in the top 0 of wines of Montsant.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pascona's Auguri.
Discover the grape variety: Dakapo
Deeply coloured, supple reds with an intense, almost opaque purple colour, soft tannins and an ample palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), gentle spices and inky notes. Accessible teinturier profile. Used in blending to boost colour in light reds; grown on small areas in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. German hybrid teinturier variety bred in 1958 (Deckrot × Portugieser).
Informations about the Winery Pascona
The Winery Pascona is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Montsant to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montsant
Catalan ring encircling the Priorat (Tarragona): signature Garnacha and Cariñena as king reds — concentrated and sunny with notes of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), garrigue, Mediterranean herbs, liquorice and a mineral touch, fleshy tannins and a moreish finish, more accessible and fruity than Priorat. Syrah and Cabernet as backup. A few whites (Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu). DO (2001), schists ("llicorella") and clay-limestones, Mediterranean-continental climate.
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: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
