The Winery Finca Herrera of Cigales of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Finca Herrera - Bailarina Malvar Blanco
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 38 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Cigales in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Finca Herrera is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Cigales to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Finca Herrera wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Finca Herrera

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Finca Herrera

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

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Finca Herrera

On the nose the white wine of Winery Finca Herrera. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Finca Herrera

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Malvar

Discovering the wine region of Cigales

The wine region of Cigales is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Museum or the Domaine César Principe produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cigales are Tempranillo, Verdejo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cigales often reveals types of flavors of oaky, dark fruit or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, mushroom or clove.

In the mouth of Cigales is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Cigales, producing 153 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cigales go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Finca Herrera

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Finca Herrera

How Winery Finca Herrera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, pasta with shrimp or tête de veau sauce moi.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Finca Herrera

On the nose the red wine of Winery Finca Herrera. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Finca Herrera. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Finca Herrera

  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tempranillo
  • Grenache
  • Garnacha Tinta
  • Garnacha Tintorera

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Finca Herrera

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Finca Herrera

How Winery Finca Herrera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef mironton, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Finca Herrera.

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha Blanca

The word of the wine: Tank

Made of concrete, stainless steel, enamelled steel or wood (now fashionable again), the vat is an indispensable tool during the entire winemaking process. It is also used to mature certain wines that do not need to go into barrel, or to preserve them.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Finca Herrera

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

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.

News about Winery Finca Herrera and wines from the region

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn

Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...

Andrea Franchetti: Obituary

Andrea Franchetti, one of the most talented and visionary Italian producers, has died at the age of 72 in Rome. In 30 years exactly, he positioned his superTuscan Trinoro among the top Italian references, producing a wine with stylish elegance and outstanding potential for ageing. Franchetti’s Bordeaux blends were without the over-extractions that were on-trend in the 2000s, nor the excess of fruit following phenolic maturity. He followed a precise idea to produce classic wines for the long haul ...

The word of the wine: Tank

Made of concrete, stainless steel, enamelled steel or wood (now fashionable again), the vat is an indispensable tool during the entire winemaking process. It is also used to mature certain wines that do not need to go into barrel, or to preserve them.