The Winery Alba de Los Infantes of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Alba de Los Infantes
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Fernando Castro.
It is ranked in the top 3745 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Alba de Los Infantes is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines

Looking for the best Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

How Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes.

  • Airen

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

It is known here by various synonyms, including Tinta del Pais, Tinto de Toro and Tinto Fino. It is the source of all the best wines in the region, with the exception of Bierzo, which makes good use of Mencia. The other grape varieties are the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The white wines of Castilla y Léon are much less numerous than the reds, but hardly less prestigious.

The top red wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

How Winery Alba de Los Infantes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, caramelized lamb mice or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alba de Los Infantes. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alba de Los Infantes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes

  • 2005With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alba de Los Infantes.

  • Tempranillo

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alba de Los Infantes

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alba de Los Infantes.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.