The wine region of Tierra de León is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Convento San Francisco or the Domaine Raúl Pérez produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tierra de León are Tempranillo, Albarino and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tierra de León often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
In the mouth of Tierra de León is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 51 estates and châteaux in the of Tierra de León, producing 112 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tierra de León go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
wines from the region of Tierra de León go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or fillet of beef with morels.
On the nose in the region of Tierra de León often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth in the region of Tierra de León is a powerful with a nice freshness.
