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Valles de Benavente VC

Valles de Benavente VC wine guide: the wine region in Spain, its Prieto Picudo, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Spain
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Prieto Picudo
Styles
red · white · rosé
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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find

Valles de Benavente VC is a wine region of Castilla y León, Spain.

The signature grape is Prieto Picudo, backed by Verdejo, Tempranillo and Mencia.

Vines root into limestone, loam and sand.

The climate is continental.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows aging brings complexity.

Pour them alongside beef, venison, white fish and spicy food.

Serve chilled.

Soil
LimestoneLoamSand
Climate
Continental
Styles
redwhiterosé

In the glass.

Red: Aging brings complexity.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Bodegas Otero Prieto Picudo Crianza Vino de Calidad de Valles de Benavente, Spain
  • Bodegas Otero Prieto Picudo Reserva Vino de Calidad de Valles de Benavente, Spain
  • Bodegas Otero VO Valleoscuro Prieto Picudo - Tempranillo, Valles de Benavente, Spain
  • Bodegas Otero VO Valleoscuro Prieto Picudo Vino Rosado de Calidad de Valles de Benavente, Spain
  • Bodegas Otero VO Valleoscuro Verdejo, Valles de Benavente, Spain

At the table.

  • beef
  • venison
  • white fish
  • spicy food
  • blue cheeses
  • chocolate

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Valles de Benavente VC: common questions

01.
What grapes is Valles de Benavente VC known for?
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Prieto Picudo is the signature grape of Valles de Benavente VC. Verdejo, Tempranillo and Mencia are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Valles de Benavente VC make?
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Valles de Benavente VC produces red wine, white wine and rosé wine.
03.
Where is Valles de Benavente VC?
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Valles de Benavente VC is a wine region in Spain.
04.
What food goes with Valles de Benavente VC wine?
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Try beef, venison, white fish, spicy food and blue cheeses, plus one more.

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Castilla y León guide.

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