Discover the top 100 best white wines of Castille-et-Léon as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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.
Structured dry whites transformed by oxidation and flor into great fortified wines, with a pale golden to amber color, ample palate, offering signature aromas of nuts, almond, bruised apple, yeast (flor), iodine and saline marine notes. A unique profile in the world. Star of Jerez DO, excelling as Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado and Oloroso. Spanish indigenous variety from Andalusia, one of the most emblematic in the country.
white wines from the region of Castille-et-Léon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken in red wine, lamb curry indian style or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
On the nose in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, earth or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a with a nice freshness.
