The Winery Altún of Rioja

Winery Altún
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 199 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Altún is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altún wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Altún

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altún

How Winery Altún wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, original mafé with okra or pumpkin and bacon pie.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altún

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • 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 red wines of Winery Altún

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altún

How Winery Altún wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), leg of lamb in braillouse or delicious veal stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altún

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altún

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Viura

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.

The top white wines of Winery Altún

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altún

How Winery Altún wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki), rillettes of sardines or sole fillets with shrimp and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altún

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altún. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Altún. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altún

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Malvasia
  • Viura

The word of the wine: Herbaceous

Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.

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Discover the grape variety: Viura

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