Top 100 red wines of Rioja
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Rioja as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Rioja and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Rioja
Star of great Spanish reds: signature Tempranillo, elegant and complex, with notes of ripe cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and tobacco from American oak ageing. Classification by age: fruity Joven, balanced Crianza, ample Reserva, deep, silky Gran Reserva (5 years, 2 in barrel). Some fresh Viura whites and generous rosés. Spain's first DOCa (1991), 3 sub-zones (Alta, Alavesa, Oriental), 93.
5% red vineyard along the Ebro. Benchmark age-worthy wines.
Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Rioja
red wines from the region of Rioja go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of korean bibimbap, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or paupiettes à la mérignicaise.
