The Winery Olivier Rivière of Rioja

Winery Olivier Rivière - Rioja Ganko
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 166 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Olivier Rivière is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Olivier Rivière wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Olivier Rivière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Olivier Rivière

How Winery Olivier Rivière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), lamb tagine with prunes or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Olivier Rivière

On the nose the red wine of Winery Olivier Rivière. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black cherries or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, chocolate or cheese. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Olivier Rivière. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Olivier Rivière

  • 2010With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Olivier Rivière.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha
  • Mazuelo
  • Grenache

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 Olivier Rivière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Olivier Rivière

How Winery Olivier Rivière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish curry à la reunion, palm trees for the aperitif! or fish soup from marseille by lucette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Olivier Rivière

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Olivier Rivière

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Olivier Rivière.

  • Viura
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Malvasia
  • Grenache Blanc

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.

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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.

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The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

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