Bodegas Castillo ViejoEl Preciado 1er Gran Reserva
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Tannat and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva of the Bodegas Castillo Viejo is in the top 80 of wines of Uruguay and in the top 5 of wines of San José.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva of Bodegas Castillo Viejo in the region of San José often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva
The El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva of Bodegas Castillo Viejo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or stuffed tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Castillo Viejo's El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Preciado 1er Gran Reserva from Bodegas Castillo Viejo are 2016, 2004, 2002, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Bodegas Castillo Viejo
The Bodegas Castillo Viejo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of San José to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of San José
San Jose, in South-western Uruguay, is one of the country's 19 administrative departments. Located immediately west of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, it enjoys the climatic benefits of its position on the northern banks of the Rio de la Plata estuary. Seventy miles (113km) to the west, at the apex of the vast estuary, is the confluence of the Parana and Uruguay rivers, and just south of that is Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. San Jose vineyards produce white wines from a number of international wine Grape varieties including Pinot Blanc (although some authorities have suggested that these vines might in fact be Chenin Blanc), Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
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The word of the wine: Sweet (flavor)
The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.