Top 100 wines of Rueda - Page 10

Discover the top 100 best wines of Rueda of Rueda as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Rueda and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Rueda

The wine region of Rueda is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belondrade or the Domaine Ordóñez produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rueda are Verdejo, Tempranillo and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rueda often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, balsamic or sage and sometimes also flavors of chalk, mint or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Rueda is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 571 estates and châteaux in the of Rueda, producing 1209 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rueda go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian.

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Rueda

wines from the region of Rueda go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, slivers of squid with tomato or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Rueda

On the nose in the region of Rueda often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Rueda is a with a nice freshness.