Winery Altos de Rioja - El Castro de Altos Mayor

Winery Altos de RiojaEl Castro de Altos Mayor

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The El Castro de Altos Mayor of Winery Altos de Rioja 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 El Castro de Altos Mayor from the Winery Altos de Rioja

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the El Castro de Altos Mayor of Winery Altos de Rioja in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Altos de Rioja's El Castro de Altos Mayor.

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

El Castro de Altos Mayor - 2009
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 411110
El Castro de Altos Mayor - 2004
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of El Castro de Altos Mayor from Winery Altos de Rioja are 2009, 2004

Informations about the Winery Altos de Rioja

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

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

Top wine Rioja
In the top 20000 of of Spain wines
In the top 3500 of of Rioja wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Mansois

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