The Winery Cruz de Alba of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Cruz de Alba
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Zamora Company.
It is ranked in the top 96 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Cruz de Alba is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cruz de Alba wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Cruz de Alba

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cruz de Alba

How Winery Cruz de Alba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cruz de Alba

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cruz de Alba. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or raisin and sometimes also flavors of toasty, mint or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cruz de Alba. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cruz de Alba

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cruz de Alba.

  • Tempranillo

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin

Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Cruz de Alba and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The appellations of Bourgogne

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An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.