The Winery Condado de Castro of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Condado de Castro - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.5.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Fernando Castro.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Condado de Castro is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Condado de Castro wines

Looking for the best Winery Condado de Castro wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Condado de Castro 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 Condado de Castro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Condado de Castro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Condado de Castro

How Winery Condado de Castro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or violet omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Condado de Castro

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Condado de Castro. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Condado de Castro.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

It is known here by various synonyms, including Tinta del Pais, Tinto de Toro and Tinto Fino. It is the source of all the best wines in the region, with the exception of Bierzo, which makes good use of Mencia. The other grape varieties are the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The white wines of Castilla y Léon are much less numerous than the reds, but hardly less prestigious.

The top white wines of Winery Condado de Castro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Condado de Castro

How Winery Condado de Castro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef tagine with vegetables, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Condado de Castro.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Condado de Castro

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Condado de Castro.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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The word of the wine: SR

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