Winery Scala Dei - Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin

Winery Scala DeiMassipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin of Winery Scala Dei is a white wine from the region of Priorat of Catalogne.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
The Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin of the Winery Scala Dei is in the top 20 of wines of Priorat.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with earth taste

stone

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with spices taste

fennel

On the nose the Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin of Winery Scala Dei in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Scala Dei's Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin - 2018
In the top 20 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin - 2017
In the top 20 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin - 2016
In the top 20 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin - 2015
In the top 20 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin - 2014
In the top 20 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Massipa de Scala Dei Garnatxa Blanca - Xenin from Winery Scala Dei are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Scala Dei

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Codorníu Raventós.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Scala Dei is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 250 of of Spain wines
In the top 30 of of Priorat wines
In the top 500 of white wines
In the top 4500 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Catalogne

Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.

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