The Winery Torreón de la Abadía of Terra Alta of Catalogne

Winery Torreón de la Abadía - Cabernet Sauvignon - Syrah
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 74 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Terra Alta in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Torreón de la Abadía is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Terra Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Torreón de la Abadía wines

Looking for the best Winery Torreón de la Abadía wines in Terra Alta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Torreón de la Abadía 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 Torreón de la Abadía wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Torreón de la Abadía

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Torreón de la Abadía

How Winery Torreón de la Abadía wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, pasta and peppers or veal escalope (piccata milanese).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Torreón de la Abadía

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Torreón de la Abadía. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Torreón de la Abadía

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Torreón de la Abadía.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Garnacha
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Terra Alta

The wine region of Terra Alta is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herms or the Domaine Celler Piñol produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terra Alta are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terra Alta often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tropical fruit or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of black currant, prune or straw.

In the mouth of Terra Alta is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 176 estates and châteaux in the of Terra Alta, producing 650 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Terra Alta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Torreón de la Abadía

Planning a wine route in the of Terra Alta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Torreón de la Abadía.

Discover the grape variety: Gravesina

We do not know exactly where this grape variety comes from. It can be found in Austria, Romania, northern Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, etc. It is practically unknown in France. In Spain, Borba is said to be identical to the Italian Riesling.

News about Winery Torreón de la Abadía and wines from the region

Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021

In a year when travel was almost impossible, wine has been a fine companion. In terms of varieties I have been drinking a vinous A to Z: everything from Albillo (Cebreros) to Zibibbo (Pantelleria, Italy). Specifically I have been enjoying Cariñena from Priorat and Rioja, plus Garnachas – white, red and hairy – from Terra Alta, Rioja and Gredos, as well as Greek Xinomavro from Naoussa and Xarel.lo from Catalunya. Scroll down for Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 10 wines of 2021 Not forgetting Menc ...

The Xarel·lo Summit returns

The idea for the summit at this remote locale came from Josep Cusiné of Parés Baltà and Ignasi Segui of Vinyes Singulars as the church sits on a ridge (‘cim’ in Catalan) at 643m in altitude. It has an unparalleled 360-degree view which opens up on the plain of Penedès and out to the Mediterranean Sea, 25km in the distance. Starting in 2015, the first years were friendly, loose affairs and took place inside the church but interest from those in the region (as well with sommeliers and the regional ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Disgorging (champagne)

This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.