The Winery Abel Mendoza Monge of Rioja

Winery Abel Mendoza Monge - Guardavi&ntildeas
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 84 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Abel Mendoza Monge is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines

Looking for the best Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

How Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef stew express, seven o'clock leg of lamb or blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raspberry or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

  • 2011With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).

The top white wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

How Winery Abel Mendoza Monge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of indian chicken (simplified korma), beetroot and cream cheese verrines or sole fillets with shrimp and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, butter or pear and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, spices or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Abel Mendoza Monge.

  • Viura
  • Malvasia
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Torrontés
  • Tempranillo
  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Abel Mendoza Monge and wines from the region

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...

Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia

Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...

The word of the wine: Vitis vinifera

The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.

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