Top 100 wines of Castille - Page 4
Discover the top 100 best wines of Castille as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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: Garnacha Tintorera
Intensely coloured, supple reds with a deep, near-opaque purple robe, light tannins and a dense palate. Signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, soft spices and inky notes. Powerful dyer's profile. Grown in Spain (Almansa DO, La Mancha) and Portugal, used mainly to deepen colour in Mediterranean blends. Spanish synonym for Alicante Bouschet, a dyer's hybrid of Petit Bouschet × Grenache (19th century).
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Castille
wines from the region of Castille go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), macaroni and angel hair gratin or veal colombo.
