Top 100 red wines of La Mancha - Page 6

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

Discovering the wine region of La Mancha

The wine region of La Mancha is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cinco Estrellas or the Domaine Munoz produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Mancha are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Mancha often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of sweet tobacco, graphite or grass.

In the mouth of La Mancha is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 679 estates and châteaux in the of La Mancha, producing 2250 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of La Mancha go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of La Mancha

red wines from the region of La Mancha go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of vegetable noddles, moroccan lamb stew or milanese osso buco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of La Mancha

On the nose in the region of La Mancha often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, cherry or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of La Mancha is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

News from the vineyard of La Mancha

Carruades de Lafite 2021 release ‘looks attractive’

Carruades de Lafite 2021 was released today (12 May) at €160 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, which analyst group Wine Lister said was around 6% below the 2020-vintage release price. It marks an early release for the second wine of Lafite Rothschild in this year’s fledgling Bordeaux en primeur campaign. Château Duhart-Milon, the fourth growth Pauillac estate owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite), was also released. Farr Vintners was offering a 12-bottle case for £672 in bond. Wine Lis ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘Today it’s a palo cortado, a relatively elusive midfield player’

I’m busy, lazy or just tired… it’s half past twelve. I open the fridge and the same familiar labels smile up at me. The same with the repurposed coal hole under the front steps where the red wines live. I won’t tell you exactly what they are – although regular readers can have a pretty good guess. The ones that get mentioned least frequently are the ones that make an appearance on every routine day. When the soup (winter) or the salad (summer) comes out for a ‘working’ lunch, the bottle be ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: January 2022

Inside the January 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Aperitifs: how to do them well The art of starting it right, with drinks tips from Kate Hawkings Vintage preview: Chablis 2020 Andy Howard MW picks 33 of his top wines from a classic year in the region Producer profile: Château Angélus Jane Anson visits one of St-Emilion’s four finest grand cru classé estates Bordeaux & Burgundy vintages for Christmas Panos Kakaviatos & Charles Curtis MW select the perfect vintages and appe ...