The Bodegas Castillo Viejo is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 81 wines for sale in of San José to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Bodegas Castillo Viejo wines in San José among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Castillo Viejo 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 Castillo Viejo wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Bodegas Castillo Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of avocado and marinated tuna poke bowl, paella de marisco (seafood paella) or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
Viticultural department of southern Uruguay facing the Rio de la Plata, temperate oceanic climate, clay-loam soils. Tannat red king (imported from SW France in 1870 by Basques): silkier and fruitier Uruguayan version than Madiran — blackberry, black cherry, plum, cocoa, herbs, smooth rounded tannins. Supple Merlot and firm Cabernet complementary. Taut saline Albariño and crisp Sauvignon Blanc in whites.
Small volumes, high quality, Atlantic character.
How Bodegas Castillo Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, lamb tagine with broad beans or rabbit with beer and mustard.
On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Castillo Viejo. often reveals types of flavors of floral, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Castillo Viejo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.
How Bodegas Castillo Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, rabbit in white wine (casserole) or rack of lamb with herbs.
Synonymous with racking.
How Bodegas Castillo Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb kebab or duck aiguillettes with apples.
On the nose the sweet wine of Bodegas Castillo Viejo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of Bodegas Castillo Viejo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
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Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
