Winery Finca La Emperatriz - Bicycle Rioja Alta

Winery Finca La EmperatrizBicycle Rioja Alta

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Bicycle Rioja Alta of Winery Finca La Emperatriz is a red wine from the region of Rioja Alta of Rioja.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Tempranillo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Bicycle Rioja Alta from the Winery Finca La Emperatriz

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bicycle Rioja Alta of Winery Finca La Emperatriz in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

jasmine

On the nose the Bicycle Rioja Alta of Winery Finca La Emperatriz in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cranberry or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Finca La Emperatriz's Bicycle Rioja Alta.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Bicycle Rioja Alta - 2011
In the top 100 of of Rioja Alta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Bicycle Rioja Alta from Winery Finca La Emperatriz are 2012, 2010, 2007, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Finca La Emperatriz

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja Alta in the region of Rioja

The Winery Finca La Emperatriz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Rioja Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 6500 of of Spain wines
In the top 1500 of of Rioja Alta wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rioja Alta

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 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.

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The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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