Discover the top 100 best red wines of Valdepeñas of Valdepeñas as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Valdepeñas and the best vintages to taste in this region.
DO of southern Castilla-La Mancha on a high plain (~700 m), kingdom of Tempranillo under an extreme climate ("nine months of winter, three of hell"). Tempranillo, locally Cencibel: structured, fruity reds with signature notes of ripe cherry, plum, vanilla, leather, tobacco and sweet spices, round tannins — excellent value, from young to long oak-aged Gran Reserva. Also Airén whites (Spain's most planted), fresh and neutral. ~24,000-30,000 ha.
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
red wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or breaded veal cutlets.
On the nose in the region of Valdepeñas often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, earth or spices. In the mouth in the region of Valdepeñas is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
