The Winery Protos of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Protos - Crianza
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 135 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Protos is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Protos wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Protos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Protos

How Winery Protos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or rabbit with mustard in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Protos

On the nose the red wine of Winery Protos. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Protos. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Protos

  • 1990With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.22/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Tinta del Pais

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 white wines of Winery Protos

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Protos

How Winery Protos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, express seafood spaghetti or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Protos

On the nose the white wine of Winery Protos. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or passion fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Protos. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Protos

  • 2019With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1974With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Verdejo

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 pink wines of Winery Protos

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Protos

How Winery Protos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), shish kebab or currywurst.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Protos

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Protos. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or watermelon and sometimes also flavors of banana, pear or peach.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Protos

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5

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

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Protos

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 Protos.

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.

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The word of the wine: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).