The Bodegas Illana is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Castille to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Bodegas Illana wines in Castille among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Illana 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 Bodegas Illana wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Bodegas Illana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of puchero, spaghetti with homemade pesto or paupiettes in a casserole with cream.
On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Illana. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Illana. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Cradle of great Castilian reds, high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) along the Duero. Tempranillo king (aka Tinta de Toro, Tinto Fino): powerful, concentrated, structured reds with notes of black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins from altitude and cool nights. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (floral, mineral Mencía). Lively, herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda.
70,000 ha, clay-limestone soils.
How Bodegas Illana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan, mussels with camembert cheese or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Illana. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Intensely coloured, structured reds with an inky robe and tight tannins, featuring aromas of blackberry, black plum, black cherry, spices, liquorice and balsamic notes. High acidity and good ageing potential in old vines. The absolute star of Utiel-Requena DO (Valencia province) where it is experiencing a marked qualitative revival, also made as typey Clarete rosés and modern ageing cuvées. Also in Manchuela DO and Ribera del Júcar DO. Native Levantine grape.
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Simple, refreshing whites with a pale robe and a tender mouth, featuring discreet aromas of apple, citrus, fresh herbs and neutral notes. Moderate acidity, best drunk young. Very productive and drought-resistant, it produces easy-drinking whites in La Mancha DO and Valdepeñas DO on the Castilian plateau, and has historically supplied the base for Brandy de Jerez distillation. Native Spanish grape, long the world's most planted by surface area.
