The Winery Ambata of Bierzo of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Ambata - Gran Ambata
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 123 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Bierzo in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Ambata is one of the best wineries to follow in Bierzo.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Bierzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ambata wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ambata

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ambata

How Winery Ambata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of provencal stew, pasta stuffed with meat or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ambata

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ambata. 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 Ambata. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ambata

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Mencia

Discovering the wine region of Bierzo

The wine region of Bierzo is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios or the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios produce mainly wines red, white and pink.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bierzo are Mencia, Tempranillo and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bierzo often reveals types of flavors of cream, fennel or nutty and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or savory. In the mouth of Bierzo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 164 estates and châteaux in the of Bierzo, producing 609 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Bierzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ambata

Planning a wine route in the of Bierzo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Ambata.

Discover the grape variety: Ugni

Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. 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 large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Ambata and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021

In a year when travel was almost impossible, wine has been a fine companion. In terms of varieties I have been drinking a vinous A to Z: everything from Albillo (Cebreros) to Zibibbo (Pantelleria, Italy). Specifically I have been enjoying Cariñena from Priorat and Rioja, plus Garnachas – white, red and hairy – from Terra Alta, Rioja and Gredos, as well as Greek Xinomavro from Naoussa and Xarel.lo from Catalunya. Scroll down for Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 10 wines of 2021 Not forgetting Menc ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.