The Winery Opera Prima of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Opera Prima
The winery offers 31 different wines
3.1
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
This estate is part of the J. García Carrión.
It is ranked in the top 1299 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Opera Prima is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Opera Prima wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Opera Prima

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Opera Prima

How Winery Opera Prima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, cod brandade without potatoes or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Opera Prima

On the nose the white wine of Winery Opera Prima. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Opera Prima. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Opera Prima

  • 2013With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.99/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Verdejo

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 sparkling wines of Winery Opera Prima

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Opera Prima

How Winery Opera Prima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, shellfish or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chocolate mug cake, barbecued lobster or fresh vegetable dips and their sauces for the aperitif.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Opera Prima

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Opera Prima. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Opera Prima

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2008With an average score of 2.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Opera Prima.

  • Moscato
  • Macabeo
  • Airen
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top red wines of Winery Opera Prima

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Opera Prima

How Winery Opera Prima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, pasta gratin carbonara style or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Opera Prima

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Opera Prima

  • 2017With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.21/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.07/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: R-M (champagne)

Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.

The top pink wines of Winery Opera Prima

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Opera Prima

How Winery Opera Prima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), greek-style shepherd's pie or green lentils strasbourg style.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Opera Prima

  • 0With an average score of 2.60/5

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

  • Tempranillo

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 sweet wines of Winery Opera Prima

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Opera Prima

How Winery Opera Prima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, fish with tamarind or oxtail confit in red wine.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Opera Prima

  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.00/5

The word of the wine: Pigeage

Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Opera Prima

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 Opera Prima.

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.