The Winery Luis Alegre of Rioja

Winery Luis Alegre
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Bodegas Luis Alegre.
It is ranked in the top 123 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Luis Alegre is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Luis Alegre wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Luis Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Luis Alegre

How Winery Luis Alegre 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, semolina-merguez salad or axoa from espelette ( 22nd meeting ).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Luis Alegre

On the nose the red wine of Winery Luis Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, licorice or balsamic. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Luis Alegre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Luis Alegre

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha
  • Mazuelo
  • Bobal
  • Viura

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 Luis Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Luis Alegre

How Winery Luis Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of monkfish in foil, rice and cheese ball or marmite dieppoise.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Luis Alegre

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Luis Alegre

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Viura
  • Malvasia
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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 sparkling wines of Winery Luis Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Luis Alegre

How Winery Luis Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the..., pan con tomate or roast monkfish with bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Luis Alegre

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Luis Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Luis Alegre. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Luis Alegre

  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Luis Alegre.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viura

The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.

The top pink wines of Winery Luis Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Luis Alegre

How Winery Luis Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, express couscous in a pressure cooker or brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Luis Alegre

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Luis Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Luis Alegre

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Bobal

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Luis Alegre

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 Luis Alegre.

Discover the grape variety: Bobal

This grape variety is widely cultivated in Spain under the name béni carlo. It was introduced into the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Narbonne around 1870.

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The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.

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