Top 100 white wines of Castille - Page 4

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

Discovering the wine region of Castille

Cradle of great Castilian reds, high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) along the Duero. Tempranillo king (aka Tinta de Toro, Tinto Fino): powerful, concentrated, structured reds with notes of black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins from altitude and cool nights. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (floral, mineral Mencía). Lively, herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda.

70,000 ha, clay-limestone soils.

Discover the grape variety: Moscato

Sweet, lightly sparkling aromatic whites with a pale golden hue, a supple palate and preserved acidity, with intense signature aromas of muscat, rose, orange blossom, white peach, candied citrus, honey, sage and explosive muscat notes. Low alcohol, indulgent profile. Absolute star of Moscato d'Asti DOCG and Asti Spumante DOCG in Piedmont. Italian name for the muscat family (Moscato Bianco = muscat blanc à petits grains), Piedmontese signature.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Castille

white wines from the region of Castille go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, mussels with beer or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Castille

On the nose in the region of Castille often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Castille is a with a nice freshness.