The Winery Hacienda Calavia of Rioja

Winery Hacienda Calavia
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1720 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Hacienda Calavia is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hacienda Calavia wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia

How Winery Hacienda Calavia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or vital tone / vitello tonnato (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Monastrell
  • Graciano

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 Hacienda Calavia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia

How Winery Hacienda Calavia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of traditional welsh dark beer, cataplana with seafood or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Verdejo

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Hacienda Calavia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hacienda Calavia

How Winery Hacienda Calavia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pasta bolognese, lamb with coconut milk or ham and cheese macaroni gratin.

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

  • Viura
  • Garnacha

The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

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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 Hacienda Calavia.

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.

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The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

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