The Winery Balsión of Ribera del Duero of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Balsión - 18 Meses Special Edition
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Resalte de Peñafiel.
It is ranked in the top 264 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Balsión is one of the best wineries to follow in Ribera del Duero.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Balsión wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Balsión

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Balsión

How Winery Balsión wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Balsión

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Balsión

  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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).

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Interspecific cross between 788 Seibel x 29 Seibel - like 4638 white Seibel - obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936).

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