The Bodegas Tierra of Rioja Alavesa of Rioja

Bodegas Tierra - Crianza
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja Alavesa in the region of Rioja

The Bodegas Tierra is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Rioja Alavesa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas Tierra wines

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

The top red wines of Bodegas Tierra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas Tierra

How Bodegas Tierra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, traditional tagine (morocco) or shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas Tierra

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas Tierra

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas Tierra.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha
  • Viura
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Rioja Alavesa

The wine region of Rioja Alavesa is located in the region of Rioja of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Artadi or the Domaine Bodegas Loli Casado produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rioja Alavesa are Tempranillo et Verdejo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rioja Alavesa often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cigar or espresso.

In the mouth of Rioja Alavesa is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 85 estates and châteaux in the of Rioja Alavesa, producing 220 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rioja Alavesa go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Bodegas Tierra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas Tierra

How Bodegas Tierra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, tapenade with green olives or papillote of fish with cumin onions.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodegas Tierra

On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Tierra. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Bodegas Tierra. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas Tierra

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas Tierra.

  • Malvasia
  • Viura
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Moscato
  • Mazuelo

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas Tierra

Planning a wine route in the of Rioja Alavesa? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Tierra.

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 Bodegas Tierra and wines from the region

Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn

Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...

The word of the wine: Chaptalization

The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.

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