The Bodegas Ochagavia of Rioja
The Bodegas Ochagavia is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Bodegas Ochagavia wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Ochagavia 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 Ochagavia wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Bodegas Ochagavia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef with mustard, moroccan style leg of lamb or cajun jumbalaya rice.
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).
How Bodegas Ochagavia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), express couscous in a pressure cooker or roast veal with black olives.
In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Ochagavia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Noble grape variety, formerly known in Loir et Cher, more precisely on the right bank of the Loire Valley between Blois and Tours. It is completely unknown in other French wine regions and abroad. Absent today from the Loire vineyards, its reintroduction, even if limited, should not be long in coming.
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