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 rosbeef casserole mamie, lamb mice confit in port wine or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Azpilicueta

On the nose the red wine of Winery Azpilicueta. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. 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
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5

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 cuttlefish with cider, brioche shuttles or cod crumble with coconut milk.

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: 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 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 marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, giouvetsi (greek dish) or cassoulet.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Azpilicueta

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 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

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Viura

The word of the wine: Aggressive

Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.

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Discover the grape variety: Mazuelo

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