Winery TorresFransola
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, shellfish or goat cheese.
The Fransola of the Winery Torres is in the top 40 of wines of Penedès.
Taste structure of the Fransola from the Winery Torres
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fransola of Winery Torres in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Fransola of Winery Torres in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Fransola
Pairings that work perfectly with Fransola
Original food and wine pairings with Fransola
The Fransola of Winery Torres matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marmite dieppoise, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or tomato, goat cheese and cured ham bruschetta.
Details and technical informations about Winery Torres's Fransola.
Discover the grape variety: Noah
American, resulting from a natural cross between taylor (Vitis Labrusca x Vitis Riparia) and Vitis Riparia, the seeds of the taylor then sown in 1869 by Otto Wasserzicher in Nauvoo, Illinois. Noah has been used extensively as a progenitor by hybridizers such as Baco, Bertille-Seyve, Castel, Gaillard and Seibel, the best known being baco blanc or baco 22A (folle blanche x Noah). In France, it is one of the six hybrids prohibited since 1935 (included in European regulations): clinton, herbemont, isabelle, jacquez, Noah and othello. Today, it has practically disappeared and can sometimes be found in private homes established in vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fransola from Winery Torres are 2008, 2010, 2017, 2016 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Torres
The Winery Torres is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 197 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Penedès
The wine region of Penedès is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Parés Baltà or the Domaine Enric Soler produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Penedès are Xarello, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Penedès often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red cherry or bergamot and sometimes also flavors of chamomile, earl grey tea or eucalyptus.
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.
The word of the wine: Presses
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
