Winery Fernando Castro - Fondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut

Winery Fernando CastroFondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut of Winery Fernando Castro is a sparkling wine from the region of Vinos de Pago.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a with fine and regular bubbles.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Fondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut from the Winery Fernando Castro

Light
Bold
Soft
Acidic
Gentle
Fizzy

In the mouth the Fondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut of Winery Fernando Castro in the region of Vinos de Pago is a with fine and regular bubbles.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fernando Castro's Fondo de Oro Gran Cuvée Brut.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Informations about the Winery Fernando Castro

The winery offers 124 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
This winery is part of the Bodegas Fernando Castro.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vinos de Pago

The Winery Fernando Castro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 94 wines for sale in the of Vinos de Pago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vinos de Pago
In the top 55000 of of Spain wines
In the top 5500 of of Vinos de Pago wines
In the top 70000 of sparkling wines
In the top 850000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vinos de Pago

Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.

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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

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