The wine region of Pago Calzadilla is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pago Calzadilla or the Domaine Pago Calzadilla produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pago Calzadilla are Tempranillo et Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pago Calzadilla often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Pago Calzadilla is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Pago Calzadilla, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pago Calzadilla go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...
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