The Winery Monte Araya of Rioja

Winery Monte Araya
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Bodegas del Medievo.
It is ranked in the top 732 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Monte Araya is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Monte Araya wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Monte Araya

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Monte Araya

How Winery Monte Araya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, lamb shoulder confit or veal chops au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Monte Araya

On the nose the red wine of Winery Monte Araya. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Monte Araya. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Monte Araya

  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Monte Araya.

  • 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 Monte Araya

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Monte Araya

How Winery Monte Araya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of raoul's bouillabaisse, fried onions or monkfish with honey and cider vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Monte Araya

On the nose the white wine of Winery Monte Araya. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Monte Araya. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Monte Araya

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Monte Araya.

  • Tempranillo Blanco

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Monte Araya

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Monte Araya

How Winery Monte Araya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of chili con carne, thomas's shoulder of lamb or quiche lorraine.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Monte Araya

  • 2020With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Monte Araya.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Prompt bud

A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Monte Araya

Planning a wine route in the of Rioja? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Monte Araya.

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 Monte Araya and wines from the region

Decanter magazine latest issue: January 2022

Inside the January 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Aperitifs: how to do them well The art of starting it right, with drinks tips from Kate Hawkings Vintage preview: Chablis 2020 Andy Howard MW picks 33 of his top wines from a classic year in the region Producer profile: Château Angélus Jane Anson visits one of St-Emilion’s four finest grand cru classé estates Bordeaux & Burgundy vintages for Christmas Panos Kakaviatos & Charles Curtis MW select the perfect vintages and appe ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: August 2022

Inside the August 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES Bordeaux 2021 en primeur First look at a tricky vintage to judge – full insight and 80 top wines to buy, selected by Decanter’s Georgie Hindle Greece Why Olly Smith loves it Sancerre’s best slope? Les Monts Damnés with Andy Howard MW Pétillant naturel: a Decanter guide for beginners By Natalie Earl LEARNING Wine wisdom Expert tips to help you on your journey through wine Read the new issue in full on the Decanter Premium app Unl ...

First single-vineyard Rioja sparkling wine released

It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...

The word of the wine: Prompt bud

A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.

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