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.
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.
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 bernard's potée, doner kebab or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.
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.
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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Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.
