The Winery Conde de Villasenor is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Conde de Villasenor wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Conde de Villasenor 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 Conde de Villasenor wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Conde de Villasenor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, couscous of meat and fish or roast veal with black olives.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Conde de Villasenor. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Conde de Villasenor. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.
Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).
How Winery Conde de Villasenor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp risotto with curry, zakouski: russian appetizer or mixed paella valenciana.
This grape variety has been known and cultivated since ancient times in the Campania region - southern Italy - and in Sicily. It is said to be related to the Greco Bianco, another Italian variety. It can be found in Australia, Argentina, etc. and is virtually unknown in France, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.
How Winery Conde de Villasenor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, lamb tagine with olives and honey or tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat.
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
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The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...
The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...
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 ...
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
