The Winery Alvar de Dios of Toro of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Alvar de Dios - Yavallo Villadepera Fronteras
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 117 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Toro in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Alvar de Dios is one of the best wineries to follow in Toro.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Toro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alvar de Dios wines

Looking for the best Winery Alvar de Dios wines in Toro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alvar de Dios 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 Alvar de Dios wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alvar de Dios

How Winery Alvar de Dios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, tagliatelle with foie gras or roast veal with milk and rosemary.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alvar de Dios. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of rhubarb, dark fruit or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alvar de Dios. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.32/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alvar de Dios.

  • Juan Garcia
  • Rufete
  • Tempranillo
  • Mencia
  • Doña Blanca
  • Bastardo Magarachsky

Discovering the wine region of Toro

The wine region of Toro is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Teso La Monja or the Domaine Teso La Monja produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Toro are Tempranillo, Verdejo and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Toro often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or black olive and sometimes also flavors of menthol, bramble or cigar box.

In the mouth of Toro is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 230 estates and châteaux in the of Toro, producing 720 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Toro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alvar de Dios

How Winery Alvar de Dios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alvar de Dios. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alvar de Dios

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alvar de Dios.

  • Doña Blanca

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.

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

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The word of the wine: Tannic

Said of an astringent wine rich in tannins.