The Winery Zarraguilla of Valtiendas of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Zarraguilla - Altamenia Vendimia Seleccionada
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Valtiendas in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Zarraguilla is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Valtiendas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Zarraguilla wines

Looking for the best Winery Zarraguilla wines in Valtiendas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Zarraguilla 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 Zarraguilla wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Zarraguilla

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Zarraguilla

How Winery Zarraguilla wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of improved horse steak, the real recipe for carbonara or cutlets with portuguese sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Zarraguilla

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Zarraguilla

  • 2011With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Valtiendas

The wine region of Valtiendas is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas Vagal or the Domaine Bodegas Vagal produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valtiendas are Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valtiendas often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or black fruit.

In the mouth of Valtiendas is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Valtiendas, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valtiendas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Zarraguilla

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Zarraguilla

How Winery Zarraguilla wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe... or ham and comté quiche.

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Zarraguilla

Planning a wine route in the of Valtiendas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Zarraguilla.

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 Zarraguilla and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.