Winery René Barbier - Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança)

Winery René BarbierSelección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança)

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) of Winery René Barbier is a red wine from the region of Penedès of Catalogne.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) from the Winery René Barbier

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) of Winery René Barbier in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) of Winery René Barbier in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery René Barbier's Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.

Last vintages of this wine

Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 2011
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 2008
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 2007
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 2006
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 2001
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 411110
Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) - 0
In the top 100 of of Penedès wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Selección Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza (Criança) from Winery René Barbier are 2001, 2008, 2007, 0 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery René Barbier

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
This winery is part of the Freixenet Group.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Penedès in the region of Catalogne

The Winery René Barbier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 15000 of of Spain wines
In the top 2500 of of Penedès wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

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