The Winery Viña Mercedes of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Viña Mercedes
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Fernando Castro.
It is ranked in the top 3414 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Viña Mercedes is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viña Mercedes wines

Looking for the best Winery Viña Mercedes wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Viña Mercedes 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 Viña Mercedes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Viña Mercedes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viña Mercedes

How Winery Viña Mercedes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of polish goulash, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or cannelloni of meat.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viña Mercedes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Viña Mercedes. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Viña Mercedes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viña Mercedes

  • 2017With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.08/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.01/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

It is known here by various synonyms, including Tinta del Pais, Tinto de Toro and Tinto Fino. It is the source of all the best wines in the region, with the exception of Bierzo, which makes good use of Mencia. The other grape varieties are the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The white wines of Castilla y Léon are much less numerous than the reds, but hardly less prestigious.

The top white wines of Winery Viña Mercedes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Viña Mercedes

How Winery Viña Mercedes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of blue cord, pan-fried salmon papillote or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Viña Mercedes

  • 2013With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.10/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Viña Mercedes

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Viña Mercedes.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.