The Winery Montecruz of Valdepeñas of Castille

Winery Montecruz - Airen
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Fernando Castro.
It is ranked in the top 79 of the estates of Castille.
It is located in Valdepeñas in the region of Castille

The Winery Montecruz is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Valdepeñas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Montecruz wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Montecruz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montecruz

How Winery Montecruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of fish shells, nanie's diced ham quiche or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Montecruz

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Airen
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Valdepeñas

The wine region of Valdepeñas is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Corrales Espinosa or the Domaine Corcovo - Megía e Hijos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valdepeñas are Tempranillo, Verdejo and Airen, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valdepeñas often reveals types of flavors of cherry, floral or anise and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, red currant or white pepper.

In the mouth of Valdepeñas is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 182 estates and châteaux in the of Valdepeñas, producing 571 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valdepeñas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top sweet wines of Winery Montecruz

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Montecruz

How Winery Montecruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef casserole, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or veal roast, country style.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Montecruz

In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Montecruz. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Montecruz

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Montecruz.

  • Airen

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.

The top red wines of Winery Montecruz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montecruz

How Winery Montecruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, marinated shoulder of lamb or chicken and mushroom risotto.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Montecruz

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montecruz

  • 2002With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.45/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Gourmet

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The top sparkling wines of Winery Montecruz

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Montecruz

How Winery Montecruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of knife feet, sardinade or saithe in foil.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Montecruz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Montecruz

How Winery Montecruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of boeuf en daube, sauté of lamb with curry or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Montecruz

  • 2018With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Dosage

The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Montecruz

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

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

News about Winery Montecruz and wines from the region

Resolution in Valencian wine region border conflict

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation

‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur campaign delivered ‘predictable chaos’ and ‘pitiful revenues’

Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales decreased significantly compared to the previous year, with volume and value sales down by as much as 60% in a few cases. In some instances, sales of usually bankable wines crashed to almost zero, according to the merchants that Liv-Ex polled. ‘Yet again, many buyers and collectors have had to ask what purpose the time-consuming event serves when it delivers such pitiful revenue, and who precisely it is for when it offers little compelling value,’ said Liv- ...

The word of the wine: Gourmet

Unproductive shoot growing on the trunk of the vine.