Winery Viña al Lado de la CasaAltos de Las Gateras Monastrell
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell of the Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa is in the top 10 of wines of Vinos de Pago.
Taste structure of the Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell from the Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell of Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa in the region of Vinos de Pago is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell of Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa in the region of Vinos de Pago often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell
Pairings that work perfectly with Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell
Original food and wine pairings with Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell
The Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell of Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of daube niçoise, pasta alla norma or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa's Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell.
Discover the grape variety: Mouyssaguès
Mouyssaguès is a grape variety that originated in the southwest of France. Today it occupies just under a hectare, whereas in the past it filled the entire Lot valley. Its adult leaves have between 7 and 9 lobes. These turn completely red in the autumn. Its blue-black berries are elliptical and short. As for its truncated cone-shaped bunches, they are of medium size. They are also compact and winged. Mouyssaguès has only one approved clone, 1.150. A dozen others have been planted in Aveyron. Mouyssaguès can bud in the middle or late, 8 to 10 days after Chasselas. It ripens early for the second time. Vigorous, it is not very sensitive to the various diseases common to these grape varieties. Although productive, it is preferable to prune it long. The mouyssaguès makes a very astringent and coloured wine. This variety can also be called negret, faroneux, rouge menu or peyregord. Because of its high yield, it is often called the poor man's vine.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Altos de Las Gateras Monastrell from Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa are 2013, 2016, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa
The Winery Viña al Lado de la Casa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Vinos de Pago to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vinos de Pago
Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.
The word of the wine: Petite arvine
An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.
