Wines made from Airen grapes of Valdepeñas
Discover the best wines made with Airen as a single variety or as a blend of Valdepeñas.
More informations about the variety Airen
Simple, refreshing whites with a pale robe and a tender mouth, featuring discreet aromas of apple, citrus, fresh herbs and neutral notes. Moderate acidity, best drunk young. Very productive and drought-resistant, it produces easy-drinking whites in La Mancha DO and Valdepeñas DO on the Castilian plateau, and has historically supplied the base for Brandy de Jerez distillation. Native Spanish grape, long the world's most planted by surface area.
More informations about the region of Castille
DO of southern Castilla-La Mancha on a high plain (~700 m), kingdom of Tempranillo under an extreme climate ("nine months of winter, three of hell"). Tempranillo, locally Cencibel: structured, fruity reds with signature notes of ripe cherry, plum, vanilla, leather, tobacco and sweet spices, round tannins — excellent value, from young to long oak-aged Gran Reserva. Also Airén whites (Spain's most planted), fresh and neutral. ~24,000-30,000 ha.
What are the typical flavors of the Airen grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Airen
- OakPresent in 4% of Airen
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Airen
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Airen
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Airen
- EarthPresent in 2% of Airen
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Airen
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Airen