The best wines of Vinos de Pago

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

Top wines of Vinos de Pago by region

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

Great red wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Vinos de Pago

Red wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the red wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 2004With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Garnacha Tintorera
  • Bobal
  • Souzao

Discovering the wine region of Vinos de Pago

Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.

There is also a confusing association of promotional wineries, Grandes Pagos de Espana. The list of members is not identical, although wineries such as Dominio de Valdepusa of Marqués de Griñon in Toledo and Señorio de Arinzano in Navarre are included in both. The GPE also includes, for example, members such as Martinez Bujanda's Finca Valdpiedra in Rioja, a region that did not participate in the Vinos de Pagos program (Rioja's stance on single-owner appellations along the lines of Grand Cru led to the large producer Artadi's withdrawal from the designation). Vino de Pago estates must be small; the law governing the category states that the area covered by a VP title must not be "equal to or greater than any parish in its region.

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Great white wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Vinos de Pago

White wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, italian tabbouleh or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the white wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or peach. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Chardonnay
  • Viura
  • Xarel-lo
  • Merseguera
  • Parellada
  • Sumoll

Discover the grape variety: Moscato

Great sparkling wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Vinos de Pago

Sparkling wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of traditional tunisian couscous, verrine of beetroot and saint moret or soup of small rock fish (mediterranean).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Moscato
  • Macabeo
  • Parellada
  • Xarel-lo
  • Tempranillo
  • Airen

The word of the wine: Cellar master

The cellar master is the technical manager of a winery (usually a professional oenologist), who presides over and oversees the wine-making process and its maturation. Unlike an oenologist in a wine laboratory, who intervenes on an ad hoc basis to assist the winemaker, the cellar master is part of the estate's technical team.

Great pink wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Vinos de Pago

Pink wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or quick brioche sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 1940With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.59/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Prieto Picudo

Discover the grape variety: Viura

Great sweet wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

Sweet wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of the tartiflette wrap, salmon in bellevue or mussels with cream.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Tempranillo
  • Albariño
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Moscato

The word of the wine: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

Great natural sweet wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

Natural sweet wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of plain cupcakes or scallops with auvergne blue cheese sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 2017With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.25/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Pedro Ximenez
  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Souzao

Great other wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Vinos de Pago

Other wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, pasta with chicken or paupiettes in a casserole with cream.

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Vinos de Pago

  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

Great unknow wines of Vinos de Pago

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Vinos de Pago

Unknow wines from the region of Vinos de Pago go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of unknow wine of Vinos de Pago

On the nose the unknow wine of the region of Vinos de Pago. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in unknow wine of Vinos de Pago

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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