Castilla y Leon Flashcards
What are the main varieties of Castilla y Leon
Tempranillo and Grenache
Which clones of Tempranillo are used in Castilla y Leon
Tinta del País and Tinta de Toro
What are the minor white varieties of Castilla y Leon
Verdejo, Viura, Sauvignon Blanc, Godello, Doña Blanca, Albillo Mayor
What are the minor red varieties of Castilla y Leon
Mencía, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Where is Castilla y Leon
On the northeast border of Portugal along the Duero through to Central Spain
What are some famous landmarks of Castilla y Leon
Region has tons of Castles, and religious landmarks like Walls of Avila
What is the major body of water in the region
Ribera Deuro
What mountain ranges surround Castilla y Leon
Th Cantabrians to the North, The Sistema Central to the south
What is the climate of Castilla y Leon
Continental with hot, dry summers and long, cold winters
When does most of the rain come in Castilla y Leon and what issues does that cause
Spring and the Fall, this can cause rot
Where are the majority of the vineyards planted in the region
Along the Duero River
What are the soil types of Castilla y Leon
Granite and stony in the mountains
River Valley is mostly alluvial
On the plains, brown limestone, clay and loam
When were Castilla y Leon and Aragon united to form the Kindom of Spain
1479
When was Vega Sicilia founded, by whom and in which subregion
1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in Ribera del Duero
When was the first vintage of Vega Sicilia’s Unico
1915
Who founded Descendientes de José Palacios and when
Alvaro Palacios and Ricardo Perez in 1999
What was is the famous bottle Descendientes de José Palacios created and what effect did it have
Corullon, a biodynamic old vine Mencia that put Bierzo on the map
What style do producers typically vinify their reds in here
French style with a mix between oxidization and fruitiness
What is Tinta del Pais typically like
Darker, more tannic Tempranillo
What styles to producers typically vinify their whites in here
Refreshing and unoaked or in a dorado style
Why is Verdejo similar to Chenin Blanc
it oxidizes quickly
What is dorado style
oaked, oxidized white that picks up Marsala-like qualities
What styles can be produced in Ribera del Duero DO
Dry white, rosado, red
red must be min. 75% Tinta del Pais
What red varieties are grown in Ribera del Duero DO
Tinta del País, Garnacha, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
What white variety is grown in Ribera del Duero DO
Albillo mayor
What are the aging requirements for Roble/Barrica in Ribera del Duero DO
min. 3 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Crianza Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO
min. 18 months, at least 6 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Reserva Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO
min. 24 months, at least 6 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Gran Reserva Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO
48 months, at least 6 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Crianza Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO
24 months, at least 12 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Reserva Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO
min. 36 months, at least 12 months in oak
What are the aging requirements for Gran Reserva Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO
min. 60 months, at least 24 months in oak.
What styles are produced in Rueda DO
White, rosado, red, sparkling in the traditional method, and fortified.
What white varieties are grown in Rueda DO
Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc
What red varieties are grown in Rueda DO
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
What styles are produced in Toro DO
White, rosado and red wines.
What white varieties are grown in Toro DO
Verdejo, Malvasía “Castellana”
What red varieties are grown in Toro DO
Tinta de Toro or Garnacha
What styles are produced in Arlanza DO
White, rosado, reds.
What white varieties are grown in Arlanza DO
Albilla Mayor, Viura
What red varieties are grown in Arlanza DO
min. 50% Tinta del País.
What styles are produced in Arribes DO
White, rosado, reds
What white varieties are grown in Arribes DO
Malvasia
What red varieties are grown in Arribes DO
Bruñal, Juan García, Rufete, Tempranillo
What styles are produced in Bierzo DO
White, rosado, clarete, reds
What white varieties are grown in Bierzo DO
Doña Blanca, Godello, Malvasía Riojana
What red varieties are grown in Bierzo DO
Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Esaldiña, Merenzao (these can be village designated)
What styles are produced in Cigales DO
White, rosado, red, sparkling, sweet
What white varieties are grown in Cigales DO
Verdejo
What red varieties are grown in Cigales DO
Tinta del País, Garnacha
What styles are produced in Leon DO
White, rosado, red
What white varieties are grown in Leon DO
Verdejo
What red varieties are grown in Leon DO
Preito Picudo, Mencia
What styles are produced in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO
White, rosado, clarete, red
What white varieties are grown in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO
Malvasia, Moscatel deGrano Menudo, Verdejo
What red varieties are grown in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO
Tempranillo
What are the major Villages of Castilla y Leon
Valladolid is the heart of the region, other major villages are León, Soria, Ávila, Toro,and Rueda
