3 Finques Empordà DO - Castillo Perelada

3 Finques Empordà DO - Castillo PereladaIn the glass, the 3 Finques Empordà from Castillo Perelada offers a dense purple color. This Spanish cuvée flatters in the glass wonderfully expressive notes of blueberries, mulberries, black currants and blackberries. These are joined by hints of gingerbread spice, cocoa bean and black tea. The 3 Finques Empordà from Castillo Perelada is the right choice for all wine connoisseurs who like as little sweetness as possible in the wine. At the same time, however, it never shows itself to be meager or brittle, as one would naturally expect from a wine in the high quality wine range. On the palate, the texture of this powerful red wine is wonderfully fleshy and dense. In the finish, this red wine from the wine-growing region of Catalonia finally thrills with beautiful length. There are again hints of black currant and blackberry. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the slate-dominated soils join in. Vinification of the 3 Finques Empordà by Castillo Perelada The basis for the powerful 3 Finques Empordà from Catalonia are grapes from the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cariñena, Garnacha, Merlot and Tempranillo. In Catalonia, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of slate. After the harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Fermentation follows in small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by 12 months of aging in 1000 liter oak barrels. Food recommendation for the 3 Finques Empordà of Castillo Perelada This Spanish wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to ossobuco, stuffed peppers or veal boiled beef with beans and tomatoes.