The Winery Altos de la Guardia of Rioja

Winery Altos de la Guardia
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 337 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Altos de la Guardia is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altos de la Guardia wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altos de la Guardia

How Winery Altos de la Guardia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of baked lasagna, merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or pork chops with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altos de la Guardia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altos de la Guardia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia.

  • 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 white wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altos de la Guardia

How Winery Altos de la Guardia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of giant paella cooked on a wood fire, green tomatoes in vinegar or fish curry à la reunion.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altos de la Guardia. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altos de la Guardia.

  • Malvasia
  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Viura

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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.

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