Bodegas IllanaSelección
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Bobal and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Selección from the Bodegas Illana
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Selección of Bodegas Illana in the region of Castille is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Selección
Pairings that work perfectly with Selección
Original food and wine pairings with Selección
The Selección of Bodegas Illana matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, elodie's pasta risotto or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Illana's Selección.
Discover the grape variety: Bobal
This grape variety is widely cultivated in Spain under the name béni carlo. It was introduced into the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Narbonne around 1870.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Selección from Bodegas Illana are 2008, 2009, 2014, 2006
Informations about the Bodegas Illana
The Bodegas Illana is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Castille to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Castille
Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.
News related to this wine
The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...
An overview of Saint-Véran appellation
Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
