Discover the top 100 best wines of Castille-et-Léon as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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, elegant reds with a deep, dark ruby color, firm, fine tannins and a dense palate, offering intense aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), black cherry, tobacco, leather, spices and balsamic notes. Fine cellaring potential, excelling in American and French oak ageing. Star of Ribera del Duero DO (Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Pesquera) on the Castilian high plateaux. Synonym for tempranillo in Ribera del Duero.
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 andouillette and baked potato gratin, my chef's pot or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
On the nose in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or tobacco. In the mouth in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
