The Winery Encina is one of the best wineries to follow in Ribera del Duero.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Encina wines in Ribera del Duero among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Encina 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 Encina wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Encina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, lamb chops with figs and honey or duck breast with red fruits.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Encina. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Encina. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.
In the mouth of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 832 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Duero, producing 2999 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Planning a wine route in the of Ribera del Duero? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Encina.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...
Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...
For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
