The Winery Doña Francisquita of Ribera del Guadiana of Estrémadure
The Winery Doña Francisquita is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Ribera del Guadiana to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Doña Francisquita wines in Ribera del Guadiana among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Doña Francisquita 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 Doña Francisquita wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Doña Francisquita wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bobotie, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or sauté of veal with tomato.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Doña Francisquita. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
The wine region of Ribera del Guadiana is located in the region of Estrémadure of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Viña Santa Marina or the Domaine Pago Los Balancines produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Guadiana are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Guadiana often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, leather or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Ribera del Guadiana is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 65 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Guadiana, producing 215 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Guadiana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
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Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)