The Bodega Akutain of Rioja

Bodega Akutain
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Jose Pastor Selections.
It is ranked in the top 205 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Bodega Akutain is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodega Akutain wines

Looking for the best Bodega Akutain wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodega Akutain 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 Bodega Akutain wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Bodega Akutain

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodega Akutain

How Bodega Akutain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, chiche kebab in armenian or homemade marengo veal.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodega Akutain

On the nose the red wine of Bodega Akutain. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Bodega Akutain. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodega Akutain

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodega Akutain.

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Viura
  • Grenache

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).

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Discover the grape variety: Viura

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