The Winery Viña Altamar of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Viña Altamar
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Hammeken Cellars.
It is ranked in the top 1860 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Viña Altamar is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viña Altamar wines

Looking for the best Winery Viña Altamar wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Viña Altamar 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 Viña Altamar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Viña Altamar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viña Altamar

How Winery Viña Altamar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce, rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais) or turkey osso buco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viña Altamar

On the nose the red wine of Winery Viña Altamar. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Viña Altamar. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viña Altamar

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Viña Altamar.

  • Tempranillo
  • Mencia

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 white wines of Winery Viña Altamar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Viña Altamar

How Winery Viña Altamar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit socks in gibelotte, californian sushi (reverse maki) or zucchini quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Viña Altamar

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Viña Altamar.

  • Verdejo

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Viña Altamar

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 Viña Altamar.

Discover the grape 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.

News about Winery Viña Altamar and wines from the region

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...

The word of the wine: Ladle

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.