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.
This grape variety is widely cultivated in Spain under the name béni carlo. It was introduced into the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Narbonne around 1870.
wines from the region of La Mancha go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
On the nose in the region of La Mancha often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of La Mancha is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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