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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find
Leon is a wine region in Spain.
Growers build the wines around Prieto Picudo, filling out the blend with Tempranillo, Mencia and Albarin Blanco.
Vines root into alluvial and limestone.
The climate is continental, running altitude-moderated, frost risk and wide diurnal swing.
The vineyards themselves read as coastal, mountains and plateau.
Red wine, rosé wine and white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fruity and fresh.
Quality is codified by the DO, which is worth reading off the label.
Pour them alongside red meats, pasta, cheese platters and spicy dishes.
In the glass.
Rosé: Fruity and fresh.
Grapes planted here.
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Prieto Picudo
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Tempranillo
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Mencia
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Albarin Blanco
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Verdejo
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Godello
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Garnacha
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Malvasia
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Palomino
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Classifications.
- DO
Bottles to look for.
- Bodegas Belote 'Calandria' Prieto Picudo, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas del Paramo 'Leyenda del Paramo' El Aprendiz, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas del Paramo 'Leyenda del Paramo' El Medico, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas del Paramo 'Leyenda del Paramo' El Musico, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas Margon Pricum Albarin, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas Margon Pricum Primeur Tinto, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas Margon Pricum Valdemuz Tinto, Leon, Spain
- Bodegas Vilano Full Flap Albarin Blanco, Leon, Spain
At the table.
- Red meats
- Pasta
- Cheese platters
- Spicy dishes
Nearby regions.
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Castilla y León
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Toro
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Tierra del Vino de Zamora
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Bierzo
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Valdeorras
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Leon: common questions
01.What grapes is Leon known for?+
Prieto Picudo is the signature grape of Leon. Tempranillo, Mencia and Albarin Blanco are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Leon make?+
Leon produces red wine, rosé wine and white wine.
03.Where is Leon?+
Leon is a wine region in Spain.
04.What food goes with Leon wine?+
Try red meats, pasta, cheese platters and spicy dishes.
More from here: every wine region in Spain.