The Winery Legón of Ribera del Duero of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Legón - Ribera del Duero Reserva
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Valtostao.
It is ranked in the top 152 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Legón is one of the best wineries to follow in Ribera del Duero.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Legón wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Legón

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Legón

How Winery Legón wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), lamb tagine with apricots or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Legón

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Legón

  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5

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

  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.

In the mouth of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 832 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Duero, producing 2999 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Legón

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Legón

How Winery Legón wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, lobster barbecue or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Legón

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Legón

  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Verdejo

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 Legón

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

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 Legón and wines from the region

Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...

Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia

Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Table wine

Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.