The Winery Castillo de La Mota of Rueda of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Castillo de La Mota
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 230 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Rueda in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Castillo de La Mota is one of the best wineries to follow in Rueda.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Rueda to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castillo de La Mota wines

Looking for the best Winery Castillo de La Mota wines in Rueda among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Castillo de La Mota 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 Castillo de La Mota wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Castillo de La Mota

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Castillo de La Mota

How Winery Castillo de La Mota wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, cataplana with seafood or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Castillo de La Mota

On the nose the white wine of Winery Castillo de La Mota. 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 Castillo de La Mota. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Castillo de La Mota

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Castillo de La Mota.

  • Verdejo

Discovering the wine region of Rueda

The wine region of Rueda is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belondrade or the Domaine Ordóñez produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rueda are Verdejo, Tempranillo and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rueda often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, balsamic or sage and sometimes also flavors of chalk, mint or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Rueda is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 571 estates and châteaux in the of Rueda, producing 1209 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rueda go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian.

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Discover the grape variety: Gouais

It is certainly one of the oldest known grape varieties as it is already reported in the Middle Ages as producing a poor quality wine. Some claim that it has its first origins in eastern France and others in Croatia. It would then have been introduced into France by the Romans, nearly 2,000 years ago. Published genetic analyses have revealed that it is related to several grape varieties, including Saint Côme, Raffiat de Moncade, Muscadelle, Jurançon Blanc, Grease, Colombard, and Mademoiselle Blanche. For more information, click here. Today, the Gouais has practically disappeared from the vineyard, it is still cultivated somewhat in the upper Swiss Valais under the name of Gwäss or Gwaëss.

News about Winery Castillo de La Mota and wines from the region

Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021

In a year when travel was almost impossible, wine has been a fine companion. In terms of varieties I have been drinking a vinous A to Z: everything from Albillo (Cebreros) to Zibibbo (Pantelleria, Italy). Specifically I have been enjoying Cariñena from Priorat and Rioja, plus Garnachas – white, red and hairy – from Terra Alta, Rioja and Gredos, as well as Greek Xinomavro from Naoussa and Xarel.lo from Catalunya. Scroll down for Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 10 wines of 2021 Not forgetting Menc ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

The word of the wine: Heavy

Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.

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