The Winery Altos del Terral of Ribera del Duero of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Altos del Terral - Crianza
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 236 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Altos del Terral is one of the best wineries to follow in Ribera del Duero.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altos del Terral wines

Looking for the best Winery Altos del Terral wines in Ribera del Duero among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altos del Terral 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 Altos del Terral wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Altos del Terral

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altos del Terral

How Winery Altos del Terral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, semolina-merguez salad or rabbit with leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altos del Terral

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altos del Terral. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altos del Terral. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altos del Terral

  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altos del Terral.

  • Tempranillo
  • Tinto Fino

Discovering the wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.

In the mouth of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 832 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Duero, producing 2999 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altos del Terral

Planning a wine route in the of Ribera del Duero? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Altos del Terral.

Discover the grape variety: Morescono

Most certainly Italian, genetic analysis has confirmed that it is the variety known as nieddu mannu. It can be found in Corsica and Italy (Sardinia). It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vat Varieties list A1. However, it should not be confused with morescola, also grown in Corsica, which is none other than aubun and muristellu, one of the synonyms of morrastel.

News about Winery Altos del Terral and wines from the region

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 ...

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.