Discover the top 100 best red wines of Castille-et-Léon as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red 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.
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
red 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 melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, lamb marinated in white wine or duck parmentier with ceps.
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, smoke or butter. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
