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.
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.
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of grapefruit, lime, fresh herbs, fennel, green almond and saline notes. Typically slightly bitter finish. Absolute star of Rueda DO in Castile-León, now widely exported. Also made as lees-aged and oak-influenced structured cuvées. Native Spanish variety, an ancient Castilian grape.
white wines from the region of Castille go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with mustard, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or zucchini quiche.
On the nose in the region of Castille often reveals types of flavors of beeswax, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Castille is a with a nice freshness.
