The Winery Cillar de Silos of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Cillar de Silos - Dominio del Pidio Albillo
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 48 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Cillar de Silos is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cillar de Silos wines

Looking for the best Winery Cillar de Silos wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cillar de Silos 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 Cillar de Silos wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cillar de Silos

How Winery Cillar de Silos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, scallops on a bed of leeks or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cillar de Silos. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or green apple and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cillar de Silos.

  • Verdejo
  • Albillo

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

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.

The top red wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cillar de Silos

How Winery Cillar de Silos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or casserons in the country style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cillar de Silos. often reveals types of flavors of cream, raspberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, floral or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cillar de Silos. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 1996With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cillar de Silos.

  • Tempranillo
  • Tinto Fino
  • Albillo

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cillar de Silos

How Winery Cillar de Silos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of flemish beer stew, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or pork roll with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cillar de Silos. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or microbio.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cillar de Silos

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cillar de Silos.

  • Tempranillo
  • Albillo

The word of the wine: Casting

Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cillar de Silos

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cillar de Silos.

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.

News about Winery Cillar de Silos and wines from the region

Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated

Police ordered the evacuation of more local residents in the Landiras area yesterday (Monday 18 July), with Liber Pater’s vineyard in Graves also evacuated as firefighters continued to try to contain a large forest fire that has been burning for the past week. A ‘fog’ of fire smoke behind Liber Pater vines on Tuesday morning (19 July), said owner Loïc Pasquet, who was briefly able to return to the site. Smoke hasn’t been a problem so far, he said. Credit: Loïc Pasquet. ‘The pol ...

DOC Sicilia strengthens traceability with government-minted labels

Following the creation of the DOC Sicilia in November 2011, the region has taken a step further in guaranteeing the origin of traceability of DOC Sicilia wines by introducing mandatory government-minted labels on all its bottles. The State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG wines (in Sicily this applies to Cerasuolo di Vittoria only) is an important marker and identifier of the most important Italian DOCs: each label shows a unique alphanumeric code that traces the entire production process ...

Brad Pitt to reopen Château Miraval recording studio

Brad Pitt and Emmy Award-winning French producer Damien Quintard have worked together to revamp and redesign the Château Miraval recording studio, which has sat unused for nearly two decades. Renamed Miraval Studios, the venue will reopen in the heart of Provence rosé wine country in summer 2022. It marks a rebirth for the illustrious venue, previously known as Studio Miraval, which was built in 1977 by the estate’s then-owner, French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier. Pink Floyd used the st ...

The word of the wine: Casting

Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.