Penedes Wine & Cava Tasting & 4WD Vineyards Tour from Barcelona
Enjoy an exclusive day out to a two local wineries in Penedès Region and taste 4 excellent wines and 3 excellent wines and 4 glasses of cava perfectly paired with loca...
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, graphite, violet, pencil shaving
Palate: dark berry, firm tannin, savoury herb, long mineral close
Single-vineyard mono-varietal Cabernet Franc from Pardas. Long ageing, structured, built for the cellar.
What it pairs with
-
Aged ribeye steak
Find aged ribeye steak on TableJourney →
Marbled fat and firm-tannin Cab Franc pull each other into balance. -
Braised lamb shoulder
Long-cooked lamb sits perfectly with structured Cab Franc. -
Aged Manchego
Sheep's-milk salt sharpens dark fruit and softens the tannin grip. -
Roast game bird
Game and Cab Franc's pencil-shaving lift are a classic match.
History
Single-vineyard mono-varietal Cabernet Franc from Pardas at Finca Can Comas. The cellar's serious ageable red.
- 2004: First Aspriu release
Facts
- Producer
- Pardas · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Cabernet Franc
- Classification
- DO Penedes
- Oak
- Long ageing in French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2004
- Organic
- CCPAE
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Aspriu
What does Aspriu taste like?
Black cherry, graphite, violet and pencil shaving on the nose; dark berry, firm tannin, savoury herb and a long mineral close on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity.
When should I drink Aspriu?
Drink 5 to 15 years from vintage. A 60 minute decant in youth softens the firm tannin.
Is Aspriu vegan?
Yes. Pardas uses vegan fining.
What food pairs with Aspriu?
Aged ribeye steak and braised lamb shoulder are canonical pairings. Aged Manchego and roast game bird are equally strong.
What grapes are in Aspriu?
100 percent Cabernet Franc from a single-vineyard plot at Finca Can Comas in the Bitlles valley.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Penedes
Montserrat & Penedes Winery Private Day Trip with Cava Tasting
Enjoy a private day trip from Barcelona to Montserrat and Codorníu Cava Cellars, combining mountain heritage with Catalonia’s iconic sparkling wine tradition. Be picke...
Private Wine & Cava Tasting Tour In Penedes with hotel pick up
Penedés region is one of the most important wine and cava regions in Catalonia. Penedés land is between the sea and the mountains, and this influence of the sun and t...