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.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
white wines from the region of Castille go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, sea bream a la plancha or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
On the nose in the region of Castille often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or vegetal. In the mouth in the region of Castille is a with a nice freshness.
