The Winery Hornillos Ballesteros of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Hornillos Ballesteros - Mibal
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1549 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Hornillos Ballesteros is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hornillos Ballesteros wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hornillos Ballesteros

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hornillos Ballesteros

How Winery Hornillos Ballesteros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, roast lamb with thyme or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hornillos Ballesteros

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hornillos Ballesteros. 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 Hornillos Ballesteros. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hornillos Ballesteros

  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Tinta del Pais

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Carla

Intraspecific crossing between the Cardinal and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1958, variety registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

News about Winery Hornillos Ballesteros and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.