The Winery Martinez Lacuesta of Rioja

Winery Martinez Lacuesta - Rioja Reserva
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 253 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Martinez Lacuesta is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Martinez Lacuesta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

How Winery Martinez Lacuesta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, lamb chops marinated with herbs or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

On the nose the red wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of butter, blackberry or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

  • 1978With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1922With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 1964With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Mazuelo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha

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 Martinez Lacuesta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

How Winery Martinez Lacuesta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pasta with shrimp, brioche shuttles or fish soup from marseille by lucette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

On the nose the white wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.51/5

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

  • Viura
  • Verdejo
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Tempranillo Blanco

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

How Winery Martinez Lacuesta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, irish stew with beer or savoyard pizza (cream base).

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta.

  • Garnacha

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

How Winery Martinez Lacuesta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Martinez Lacuesta.

  • Viura

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

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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.

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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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