The Bodegas La Encina of Rioja

Bodegas La Encina
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 4189 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Bodegas La Encina is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas La Encina wines

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

The top red wines of Bodegas La Encina

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas La Encina

How Bodegas La Encina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef stew express, pasta with sausage or lamb fillet with monbazillac.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas La Encina

On the nose the red wine of Bodegas La Encina. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas La Encina. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas La Encina

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas La Encina.

  • Monastrell
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Bobal
  • Garnacha
  • Forcallat Tinta

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 sweet wines of Bodegas La Encina

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Bodegas La Encina

How Bodegas La Encina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Bodegas La Encina.

  • Garnacha Tinta

Discover the grape variety: Garnacha Tinta

The top white wines of Bodegas La Encina

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas La Encina

How Bodegas La Encina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas La Encina

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas La Encina.

  • Forcallat Tinta
  • Macabeo

The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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