Top 100 red wines of Castille - Page 4
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Castille as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Castille and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.
Traditionally, only grape varieties that can tolerate hot, Dry conditions were planted. The white Airen grape is at the top of the list and remains the most planted grape in Castilla-La Mancha (and indeed in all of Spain). However, it is not a particularly respected variety, so many producers have expanded their portfolios. Red grapes dominate the rest of the range.
red wines from the region of Castille go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or duck parmentier.
On the nose in the region of Castille often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth in the region of Castille is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.