The Winery La Rioja Alta of Rioja

Winery La Rioja Alta
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Grupo La Rioja Alta.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery La Rioja Alta is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Rioja Alta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Rioja Alta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Rioja Alta

How Winery La Rioja Alta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., leg of lamb with herb stuffing or beef bourguignon with cookéo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Rioja Alta

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Rioja Alta. often reveals types of flavors of cream, potpourri or smoked meats and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Rioja Alta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Rioja Alta

  • 1972With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1971With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Rioja Alta.

  • Tempranillo
  • Mazuelo
  • Garnacha
  • 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 La Rioja Alta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Rioja Alta

How Winery La Rioja Alta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of leek and salmon lasagna, jambalaya (louisiana) or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Rioja Alta

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Rioja Alta. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Rioja Alta. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Rioja Alta

  • 1986With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Rioja Alta.

  • Albariño
  • Malvasia
  • Torrontés
  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Garnacha

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Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Winery La Rioja Alta and wines from the region

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

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-Péronne, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

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-Chaintré, 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/BourgogneWi ...

The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.

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