The Winery Vista Alegre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Rioja Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Vista Alegre wines in Rioja Alta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vista 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 Vista Alegre wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or flamenkuche express.
The wine region of Rioja Alta is located in the region of Rioja of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia or the Domaine R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia produce mainly wines red, white and pink.
The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rioja Alta are Tempranillo, Chardonnay and Verdejo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rioja Alta often reveals types of flavors of cream, rosemary or sweet tobacco and sometimes also flavors of walnut, star anise or black olive. In the mouth of Rioja Alta is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Rioja Alta, producing 146 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Rioja Alta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or casserons in the country style.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Vista Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or cheese and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vista Alegre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of quinoa with shrimp, fried onions or gratin of cod with spinach.
A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
