Winery Pago de Carraovejas - Cuesta de Las Liebres

Winery Pago de Carraovejas Cuesta de Las Liebres

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Cuesta de Las Liebres of Winery Pago de Carraovejas is a red wine from the region of Ribera del Duero in Castille-et-Léon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Cuesta de Las Liebres of the Winery Pago de Carraovejas is in the top 10 of wines of Spain and in the top 5 of wines of Ribera del Duero.

Taste structure of the Cuesta de Las Liebres from the Winery Pago de Carraovejas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuesta de Las Liebres of Winery Pago de Carraovejas in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, mint

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Cuesta de Las Liebres of Winery Pago de Carraovejas in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or clove and sometimes also flavors of cassis, toasty or mint.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pago de Carraovejas's Cuesta de Las Liebres.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carricante

It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2015
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2014
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2012
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2011
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2010
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2009
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Cuesta de Las Liebres - 2007
In the top 5 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Cuesta de Las Liebres from Winery Pago de Carraovejas are 2000, 2014, 2011, 2009 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Pago de Carraovejas

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Pago de Carraovejas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Castille-et-Léon
In the top 10 of of Spain wines
In the top 3 of of Ribera del Duero wines
In the top 150 of red wines
In the top 200 wines of the world

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 Grape/tempranillo">Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.


The wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region du Ribera del Duero is located in the region in Castille-et-Léon in Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mulberry or espresso and sometimes also flavors of black licorice, molasses or milk chocolate.

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The word of the wine: Tiled

Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.

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