Winery Marqués de Aléra Blanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Blanco
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanco
Original food and wine pairings with Blanco
The Blanco of Winery Marqués de Aléra matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of croque-monsieur, tuna and mayonnaise onigiri or quenelles in nantua sauce.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Blanco from Winery Marqués de Aléra are 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Marqués de Aléra
The Winery Marqués de Aléra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of La Mancha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Mancha
The wine region of La Mancha is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cinco Estrellas or the Domaine Munoz produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Mancha are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Mancha often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of sweet tobacco, graphite or grass.
The wine region of Castille
Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Spain/comunidad-de-madrid">Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.
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The word of the wine: Cuvée
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
