The Winery Altanza of Rioja

Winery Altanza
The winery offers 67 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Altanza is one of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altanza wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Altanza

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altanza

How Winery Altanza wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altanza

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altanza

  • 1982With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altanza.

  • Tempranillo

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 pink wines of Winery Altanza

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altanza

How Winery Altanza wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, irish stew or pigeon with bacon and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Altanza

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Altanza. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altanza

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Altanza.

  • Tempranillo
  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Viura

The top white wines of Winery Altanza

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altanza

How Winery Altanza wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage or honey spare-ribs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altanza

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altanza. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Altanza. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altanza

  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altanza.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viura

The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures

Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altanza

Planning a wine route in the of Rioja? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Altanza.

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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The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures

Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.

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