Discover the top 100 best wines of Castille-et-Léon as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Castille-et-Léon and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Cradle of great Castilian reds on high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) of the Duero. Tempranillo king (Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro): powerful, structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather and spices, firm tannins and length worthy of long ageing. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (fresh mineral Mencía). Lively herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda, cut grass and citrus.
~72,000 ha, clay-limestone soils.
Powerful, deeply coloured reds with a dark, deep ruby robe, robust tannins and a dense, high-alcohol palate, showing signature aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, cassis), plum, spice, leather and roasted notes. A monumental profile shaped by Toro's extreme thermal swings. The undisputed star of Toro DO in Castilla y León, one of Tempranillo's most powerful expressions. The synonym for Tempranillo grown on the Toro terroir.
wines from the region of Castille-et-Léon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, lamb chops with tarragon cream or canned duck confit.
On the nose in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or smoke. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
