The Winery Botas de Barro of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Botas de Barro - Old Vine Garnacha
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 893 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Botas de Barro is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Botas de Barro wines

Looking for the best Winery Botas de Barro wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Botas de Barro 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 Botas de Barro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Botas de Barro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Botas de Barro

How Winery Botas de Barro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of lomo saltado, chinese noodles with vegetables and spices or lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Botas de Barro

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Botas de Barro

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Botas de Barro.

  • Garnacha
  • Mourvedre
  • Tempranillo
  • Verdejo
  • Tinta de toro

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

It is known here by various synonyms, including Tinta del Pais, Tinto de Toro and Tinto Fino. It is the source of all the best wines in the region, with the exception of Bierzo, which makes good use of Mencia. The other grape varieties are the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The white wines of Castilla y Léon are much less numerous than the reds, but hardly less prestigious.

The top white wines of Winery Botas de Barro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Botas de Barro

How Winery Botas de Barro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, zarzuela mayonapo or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Botas de Barro

On the nose the white wine of Winery Botas de Barro. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Botas de Barro. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Botas de Barro

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Botas de Barro.

  • Verdejo

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Botas de Barro

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Botas de Barro.

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

News about Winery Botas de Barro and wines from the region

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