The Winery Hiriart of Cigales of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Hiriart - Candiles de Hiriart
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Cigales in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Hiriart is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Cigales to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hiriart wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hiriart

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hiriart

How Winery Hiriart wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, pasta with cherry tomatoes or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hiriart

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hiriart. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hiriart. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hiriart

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Tinta del Pais
  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha

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 pink wines of Winery Hiriart

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hiriart

How Winery Hiriart wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, irish stew or cantonese rice.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Hiriart

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Hiriart. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hiriart

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Verdejo
  • Garnacha

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hiriart

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 Hiriart.

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.

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The word of the wine: Aromatic

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