Top 100 red wines of Rioja - Page 3
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: Mazuelo
Full-bodied, tannic reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), spice, pepper, Mediterranean garrigue and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, contributing structure and acidity to great Riojan reds. A traditional component of Rioja DOCa blends with Tempranillo. The Spanish synonym for Carignan, a Mediterranean variety originating in Aragon.
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 pastasciutta (corsica), marinated lamb chops or sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Rioja
On the nose in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
