The Winery Vilamar of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Vilamar - Gran Reserva
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3582 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Vilamar is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vilamar wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Vilamar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vilamar

How Winery Vilamar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, the corsican soup or veal roast, country style.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vilamar

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Tempranillo

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vilamar

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 Vilamar.

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 Vilamar and wines from the region

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Vanilla is the ‘most pleasant’ smell, finds study

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The word of the wine: Polyphenols

Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.