Winery Peña RealCrianza
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Crianza of Winery Peña Real in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peña Real's Crianza.
Discover the grape variety: Domina
Colourful and structured reds with a deep purple colour, firm tannins and a full palate, offering signature aromas of black cherry, plum, liquorice and spicy notes. Also used to add body to blends. Grown in Franconia and the German Palatinate for characterful dry reds. German black variety obtained in 1927 at Geilweilerhof (Portugieser × Pinot Noir), early-ripening and productive.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crianza from Winery Peña Real are 2005, 2003, 2011, 2008 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Peña Real
The Winery Peña Real is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribera del Duero
Cradle of great modern Spanish reds: Tempranillo (95% of the vineyard, here Tinto Fino) powerful, deep and elegant with notes of black cherry, blackberry, candied plum, leather, cedar and spices, firm tannins and sustained acidity thanks to altitude (720-1100 m). Classification by age: Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva. Harsh continental climate, clay-limestone soils. DO since 1982, 19,000 ha in Castilla y León.
The wine region of Castille-et-Léon
Cradle of great Castilian reds on high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) of the Duero. Tempranillo king (Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro): powerful, structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather and spices, firm tannins and length worthy of long ageing. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (fresh mineral Mencía). Lively herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda, cut grass and citrus.
The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
