The Winery Cruz de Hierro of Bierzo of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Cruz de Hierro
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.3.
It is ranked in the top 685 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Bierzo in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Cruz de Hierro is one of the best wineries to follow in Bierzo.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Bierzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cruz de Hierro wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Cruz de Hierro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cruz de Hierro

How Winery Cruz de Hierro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cruz de Hierro.

  • Godello

Discovering the wine region of Bierzo

The wine region of Bierzo is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios or the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios produce mainly wines red, white and pink.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bierzo are Mencia, Tempranillo and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bierzo often reveals types of flavors of cream, fennel or nutty and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or savory. In the mouth of Bierzo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 164 estates and châteaux in the of Bierzo, producing 609 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Bierzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Cruz de Hierro

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

How Winery Cruz de Hierro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of gizzards in sauce, rabbit, cabbage, bacon or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cruz de Hierro

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cruz de Hierro. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • 2016With an average score of 2.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 1.70/5

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

  • Mencia

Discover the grape variety: Dabouki

It is most certainly Syrian. By crossing it with the Chasselas, we obtained the Danlas variety, which, by its foliage, somewhat resembles that of its mother the Dabouki. It can be found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, etc. In France it is practically endangered, but it is still listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cruz de Hierro

Planning a wine route in the of Bierzo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cruz de Hierro.

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

News about Winery Cruz de Hierro and wines from the region

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

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DO Penedès: new rules and aiming for Spanish wine’s top-tier

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The word of the wine: Wine vinegar

Product of acetic fermentation of wine.