The Winery Azpilicueta of Rioja

Winery Azpilicueta
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Pernod Ricard.
It is ranked in the top 320 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Azpilicueta is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Azpilicueta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Azpilicueta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Azpilicueta

How Winery Azpilicueta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or milanese escalope (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Azpilicueta

On the nose the red wine of Winery Azpilicueta. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cinnamon or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, black currant or jam. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Azpilicueta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Azpilicueta

  • 1982With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Mazuelo

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 Azpilicueta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Azpilicueta

How Winery Azpilicueta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of spaghetti with shrimp and cream, baked vegetable chips or baeckeoffe with fish.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Azpilicueta

On the nose the white wine of Winery Azpilicueta. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of butter, cheese or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Azpilicueta. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Azpilicueta

  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Viura

The top pink wines of Winery Azpilicueta

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Azpilicueta

How Winery Azpilicueta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sloth pork loin, rice with paprika and merguez or coconut from paimpol.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Azpilicueta

  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Viura

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Azpilicueta

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 Azpilicueta.

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.

News about Winery Azpilicueta and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

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