The Winery Don Mendo of Cariñena of Aragon

Winery Don Mendo - Gran Reserva Tinto
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Aragon.
It is located in Cariñena in the region of Aragon

The Winery Don Mendo is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Cariñena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Don Mendo wines

Looking for the best Winery Don Mendo wines in Cariñena among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Don Mendo 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 Don Mendo wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Don Mendo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Don Mendo

How Winery Don Mendo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of polish goulash, shrimp marinade or roast veal grand-mère madou.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Don Mendo

On the nose the red wine of Winery Don Mendo. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or cheese and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or cedar. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Don Mendo. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Don Mendo

  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Don Mendo.

  • Garnacha
  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cariñena
  • Carignan
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Cariñena

The wine region of Cariñena is located in the region of Aragon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pago Aylés or the Domaine Viñedos y Bodegas Pablo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cariñena are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cariñena often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of cheese, tobacco or chard.

In the mouth of Cariñena is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 284 estates and châteaux in the of Cariñena, producing 1065 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cariñena go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Don Mendo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Don Mendo

How Winery Don Mendo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of spanish paella, raoul's bouillabaisse or zucchini quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Don Mendo

  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Don Mendo.

  • Macabeo
  • Verdejo

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Don Mendo

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Don Mendo

How Winery Don Mendo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, chaouia lamb or coconut beans.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Don Mendo.

  • Garnacha

The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Don Mendo

Planning a wine route in the of Cariñena? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Don Mendo.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Don Mendo and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.