The Winery Pilgrim of Bierzo of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Pilgrim - Crianza Mencía
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 67 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Bierzo in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Pilgrim is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Bierzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pilgrim wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pilgrim

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pilgrim

How Winery Pilgrim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of cutlets with portuguese sauce, duck aiguillettes with basalmic or baked chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pilgrim

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pilgrim. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pilgrim. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pilgrim

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Mencia

Discovering the wine region of Bierzo

The wine region of Bierzo is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios or the Domaine Descendientes de J. Palacios produce mainly wines red, white and pink.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bierzo are Mencia, Tempranillo and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bierzo often reveals types of flavors of cream, fennel or nutty and sometimes also flavors of honey, hazelnut or savory. In the mouth of Bierzo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 164 estates and châteaux in the of Bierzo, producing 609 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Bierzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Pilgrim

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pilgrim

How Winery Pilgrim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pilgrim

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pilgrim. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pilgrim

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Godello

Discover the grape variety: Riminèse

Riminèse blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). 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. The white Riminèse can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pilgrim

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

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

News about Winery Pilgrim and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.