The Winery Azabache of Rioja

Winery Azabache
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Aldeanueva.
It is ranked in the top 686 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Azabache is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Azabache wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Azabache

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Azabache

How Winery Azabache wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, marinated leg of lamb with herbs or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Azabache

On the nose the red wine of Winery Azabache. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black currant or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Azabache. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Azabache

  • 2001With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 1999With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 1989With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • 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 Azabache

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Azabache

How Winery Azabache wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pasta shells, pastels (senegalese stuffed fritters) or baked fish and vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Azabache

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Azabache

  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Viura
  • Verdejo
  • Tempranillo Blanco
  • Tempranillo

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 Azabache

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Azabache

How Winery Azabache wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of fast and, merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Azabache

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Garnacha
  • Viura
  • Tempranillo
  • Verdejo

The word of the wine: Aggressive

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

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Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo Blanco

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