The Winery Lar de Paula of Rioja

Winery Lar de Paula
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Lar de Paula is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lar de Paula wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lar de Paula

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lar de Paula

How Winery Lar de Paula wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, lamb stew from my mum or veal tagine with peas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lar de Paula

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lar de Paula. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of leather, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lar de Paula. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lar de Paula

  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.73/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lar de Paula.

  • Tempranillo
  • 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 Lar de Paula

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lar de Paula

How Winery Lar de Paula wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of paella for dummies (simple and delicious), samossa (india) or cod fillet in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lar de Paula

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lar de Paula. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lar de Paula. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lar de Paula

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lar de Paula.

  • Viura
  • Malvasia
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Lar de Paula

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lar de Paula

How Winery Lar de Paula wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or pigeon with bacon and mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lar de Paula.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

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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.

News about Winery Lar de Paula and wines from the region

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

Colombia for wine lovers

Think of Colombia, think of balmy evenings dancing to salsa, fuelled by shots of aguardiente and arepas. But there’s plenty more than the anise-based spirit and cornmeal cakes to sample in the South American country. Chefs have stepped up their game to put gastronomy on the map, with sommeliers and bartenders following suit. Not just appreciating local ingredients and distilling spirits, they also seek out wines from around the world to accompany fine-dining experiences. Their endeavours have pa ...

The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

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