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, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and preserved acidity, offering refined aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, quince), citrus (lemon), white flowers (acacia) and schist mineral notes. Fine barrel-ageing and cellaring potential. Star of great Galician whites: Valdeorras DO, Monterrei DO and Ribeira Sacra DO. Saved from near-extinction in the 1970s, an indigenous Galician variety from north-west Spain.
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 potato and bacon omelette, bouillabaisse like in marseille or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
On the nose in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a with a nice freshness.
