The Winery Alcorta of Rioja

Winery Alcorta
The winery offers 19 different wines
3.3
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Pernod Ricard.
It is ranked in the top 1228 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Alcorta is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alcorta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Alcorta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alcorta

How Winery Alcorta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of vegetable noddles, shish kebab or osso bucco milanese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alcorta

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alcorta. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of earthy, microbio or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alcorta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alcorta

  • 2003With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 1994With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.47/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Temparia
  • Mazuelo
  • Graciano
  • Cariñena
  • Tinta del Pais

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 Alcorta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alcorta

How Winery Alcorta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, fish and seafood gratin or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alcorta

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alcorta

  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Viura
  • Verdejo
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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Discover the grape variety: Viura

News about Winery Alcorta and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

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