Winery Altos de la Guardia - Casco Viejo

Winery Altos de la GuardiaCasco Viejo

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Casco Viejo of Winery Altos de la Guardia is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Casco Viejo from the Winery Altos de la Guardia

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Casco Viejo of Winery Altos de la Guardia in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Altos de la Guardia's Casco Viejo.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Casco Viejo - 1999
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Casco Viejo from Winery Altos de la Guardia are 1999

Informations about the Winery Altos de la Guardia

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Altos de la Guardia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 15000 of of Spain wines
In the top 2500 of of Rioja wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

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