The best wines of Valdepeñas

Discover the best wines of Valdepeñas of Castille as well as the best winemakers of Valdepeñas and estates of Valdepeñas to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Valdepeñas and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Valdepeñas by region

Looking for a good wine of Valdepeñas of Castille among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Valdepeñas. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Valdepeñas with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Valdepeñas

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Valdepeñas

Red wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or oven-baked veal cutlets.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Valdepeñas

On the nose the red wine of the region of Valdepeñas. often reveals types of flavors of cream, floral or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of sour cherry, dill or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Valdepeñas. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Valdepeñas

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Valdepeñas

  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tinto Fino
  • Tinta de toro
  • Garnacha

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Valdepeñas

A wine route planned in the region of Valdepeñas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Valdepeñas.

Discovering the wine region of Valdepeñas

The wine region of Valdepeñas is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Corrales Espinosa or the Domaine Corcovo - Megía e Hijos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valdepeñas are Tempranillo, Verdejo and Airen, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valdepeñas often reveals types of flavors of cherry, floral or anise and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, red currant or white pepper.

In the mouth of Valdepeñas is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 182 estates and châteaux in the of Valdepeñas, producing 571 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Great white wines of Valdepeñas

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Valdepeñas

White wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, tuna nuggets or three ways to prepare chinese noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Valdepeñas

On the nose the white wine of the region of Valdepeñas. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Valdepeñas. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Valdepeñas

  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.35/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Valdepeñas

  • Airen
  • Verdejo
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Trebbiano

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Valdepeñas

A wine route planned in the region of Valdepeñas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Valdepeñas.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Valdepeñas

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Valdepeñas

Sparkling wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or tartiflette.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Valdepeñas

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Valdepeñas. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Valdepeñas. is a with fine and regular bubbles.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Valdepeñas

  • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.44/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Valdepeñas

  • Tempranillo

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Valdepeñas

A wine route planned in the region of Valdepeñas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Valdepeñas.

The word of the wine: Ample

Said of a generous wine with a rich body that gives an impression of fullness in the mouth.

Great pink wines of Valdepeñas

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Valdepeñas

Pink wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pot-au-feu, lamb tagine with quince or coconut from paimpol.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Valdepeñas

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Valdepeñas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Valdepeñas

  • 2019With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 1991With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.28/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Valdepeñas

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Valdepeñas

A wine route planned in the region of Valdepeñas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Valdepeñas.

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

Great sweet wines of Valdepeñas

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Valdepeñas

Sweet wines from the region of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, lamb chops à la champvallon or sauerkraut of the sea in casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Valdepeñas

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Valdepeñas. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Valdepeñas. is a powerful.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Valdepeñas

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Valdepeñas

  • Tempranillo
  • Airen

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Valdepeñas

A wine route planned in the region of Valdepeñas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Valdepeñas.

The word of the wine: Clavelin

Typical bottle of the yellow wines of the Jura with a squat shape and a capacity of 62 cl.

News from the vineyard of Valdepeñas

The Wine Society improves provenance and quality of The Blind Spot

The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...