The Winery Gancedo of Bierzo of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Gancedo - Capricho Val de Paxariñas Godello
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Bierzo in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Gancedo is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Bierzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gancedo wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Gancedo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gancedo

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

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gancedo

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gancedo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gancedo

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Godello

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 pink wines of Winery Gancedo

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gancedo

How Winery Gancedo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of beef luc lake, country-style veal roulades with risotto or smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes.

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

  • Mencia

Discover the grape variety: Bargine

This grape variety was formerly cultivated in the Jura and is said to have made the reputation of the Château-Châlon appellation. Today, it is no longer present in the vineyard.

The top red wines of Winery Gancedo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gancedo

How Winery Gancedo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of roast veal with cider, marinated duck with honey and five spices or ham and cheese omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gancedo

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gancedo

  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Mencia

The word of the wine: Aroma

A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gancedo

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 Gancedo.

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 Gancedo and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Aroma

A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).