The Winery Otero of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Otero - Capricho de Julio Otero Tempranillo
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1833 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Otero is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Otero wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Otero

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Otero

How Winery Otero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, irish stew or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Otero

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Otero. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Otero

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 1999With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Prieto Picudo
  • Garnacha
  • Viura

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 pink wines of Winery Otero

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Otero

How Winery Otero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or basque piperade.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Otero

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Otero. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Otero

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.58/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Prieto Picudo

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.

The top white wines of Winery Otero

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Otero

How Winery Otero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with mustard, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Otero

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Verdejo
  • Malvasia

The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Otero

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 Otero.

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.

News about Winery Otero and wines from the region

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Saving La Palma’s special vine heritage

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The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.