The flavor of red fruit in wine of Castille-et-Léon
Discover the of Castille-et-Léon wines revealing the of red fruit flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
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Cradle of great Castilian reds on high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) of the Duero. Tempranillo king (Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro): powerful, structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather and spices, firm tannins and length worthy of long ageing. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (fresh mineral Mencía). Lively herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda, cut grass and citrus.
~72,000 ha, clay-limestone soils.
The word of the wine: Cornalin
Black grape variety native to the Valais (Switzerland). It produces renowned wines of a dark purple colour with violet hues, an elegant bouquet and a powerful, fresh, fruity (cherry) and spicy palate. Cornalin wines can be drunk young or after several years of ageing, with game.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de red fruit of Castille-et-Léon?
- TempranilloIn 72% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 13% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- MerlotIn 11% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- MenciaIn 6% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Tinto finoIn 5% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Tinta del paisIn 3% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Tinta de toroIn 3% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Albillo mayorIn 1% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- MalbecIn 1% of wines with flavor de red fruit
- Cabernet francIn 1% of wines with flavor de red fruit