The Winery Marques de Vargas of Rioja

Winery Marques de Vargas
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Marqués de Vargas.
It is ranked in the top 79 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Marques de Vargas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marques de Vargas wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Marques de Vargas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marques de Vargas

How Winery Marques de Vargas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marques de Vargas

On the nose the red wine of Winery Marques de Vargas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, balsamic or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cedar, black plum or cream. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Marques de Vargas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marques de Vargas

  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.23/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marques de Vargas.

  • Tempranillo
  • Mazuelo
  • Garnacha
  • Garnacha Tinta
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

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).

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Marques de Vargas and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

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-Azé, 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/BourgogneWines/​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

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-Milly-Lamartine, 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/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.

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