Details

  • Type: Red
  • Country: Spain
  • Region: Catalunya
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Producer: Vall Llach
  • Primary grape: Carignan
  • Secondary grape: Grenache
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Code: 38523
  • Organic Organic
  • Ethical Ethical
  • Vegetarian Vegetarian
  • Vegan Vegan
  • Sulphites Sulphites

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Barrel

Expression

Oaked, intense, concentrated reds

  • Full-flavoured and mature cheeses e.g. Cheddar, Cheshire, Edam, Gouda. Manchego, parmesan, Pont l’Évêque
  • Bay leaf, black pepper, chives, mint, nutmeg, rosemary, thyme
  • Grilled, roasted, seared, braised game: boar, duck, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb
  • Full-flavoured cream- or cheese-based sauces e.g. parmesan. Intense wild mushroom, casserole or jus sauces
  • Some good combinations are possible with spicy foods but careful experimentation is required
  • Usually vegetables will be supporting a full-flavoured meat or dominating sauce. Hearty lentil dishes. Rich, wild mushroom dishes

About the Wine

Grenache

Gray-NAHSH

This is a sweet thin skinned grape that gives wine that is high in alcohol and full bodied, but light in colour and tannins. It's often used in blends and responds well to oak ageing.

Flavours:

  • Leather Leather
  • Plum Plum
  • Raspberry Raspberry
  • Strawberry Strawberry
  • White Pepper White Pepper

Carignan

kare-nin-yen

Carignan is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Mediterranean and around the globe.

Flavours:

  • Baking Spices Baking Spices
  • Cured Meat Cured Meat
  • Dried Cranberry Dried Cranberry
  • Raspberry Raspberry
  • Tobacco Leaf Tobacco Leaf

The Country

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Spain

Spain has a huge number of unusual and captivating regions aside from the beautiful Rioja. Whilst tradition remains, some producers are really pushing boundaries making Spain one country to keep coming back to.

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