Wines made from Verdejo grapes of Rueda - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Verdejo as a single variety or as a blend of Rueda.
More informations about the variety Verdejo
An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.
More informations about the region of Castille-et-Léon
The wine region of Rueda is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belondrade or the Domaine Ordóñez produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rueda are Verdejo, Tempranillo and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rueda often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, balsamic or sage and sometimes also flavors of chalk, mint or tomatoes.
What are the typical flavors of the Verdejo grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 86% of Verdejo
- Tree fruitPresent in 85% of Verdejo
- Tropical fruitPresent in 69% of Verdejo
- EarthPresent in 63% of Verdejo
- VegetalPresent in 57% of Verdejo
- MicrobioPresent in 46% of Verdejo
- OakPresent in 39% of Verdejo
- SpicesPresent in 38% of Verdejo
- Non oakPresent in 29% of Verdejo
- CitrusPresent in 22% of Verdejo
- FloralPresent in 18% of Verdejo
- MelonPresent in 17% of Verdejo
- PeachPresent in 17% of Verdejo
- GrapefruitPresent in 16% of Verdejo
- TropicalPresent in 16% of Verdejo
- ApplesPresent in 16% of Verdejo
- Green applePresent in 15% of Verdejo
- LemonPresent in 15% of Verdejo
- PineapplePresent in 15% of Verdejo
- PearPresent in 14% of Verdejo
News about the grape variety Verdejo
Decanter magazine latest issue: March 2022
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Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination
Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...
Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers
According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...
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