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

Winery Callejo - Gran Callejo
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 63 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Callejo is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Callejo wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Callejo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Callejo

How Winery Callejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Callejo

On the nose the red wine of Winery Callejo. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blueberry or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of floral, rosemary or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Callejo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Callejo

  • 2002With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.18/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Tinto Fino
  • Albillo Mayor
  • Merlot

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).

The top white wines of Winery Callejo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Callejo

How Winery Callejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Callejo

On the nose the white wine of Winery Callejo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Callejo

  • 1989With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Albillo

Discover the grape variety: Albillo mayor

Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Callejo

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Callejo

How Winery Callejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Callejo

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Callejo.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Callejo

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 Callejo.

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.

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The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.