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.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
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 quick meatloaf, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or rabbit with mushrooms.
On the nose in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
