Winery OntañonArteso Tempranillo Rioja
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Arteso Tempranillo Rioja from the Winery Ontañon
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Arteso Tempranillo Rioja of Winery Ontañon in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Arteso Tempranillo Rioja of Winery Ontañon in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or butter.
Food and wine pairings with Arteso Tempranillo Rioja
Pairings that work perfectly with Arteso Tempranillo Rioja
Original food and wine pairings with Arteso Tempranillo Rioja
The Arteso Tempranillo Rioja of Winery Ontañon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of scottish haggis, lebanese lamb meatball or veal escalope (piccata milanese).
Details and technical informations about Winery Ontañon's Arteso Tempranillo Rioja.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Arteso Tempranillo Rioja from Winery Ontañon are 2001, 2008, 2004, 2009 and 2005.
Informations about the Winery Ontañon
The Winery Ontañon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rioja
Star of great Spanish reds: signature Tempranillo, elegant and complex, with notes of ripe cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and tobacco from American oak ageing. Classification by age: fruity Joven, balanced Crianza, ample Reserva, deep, silky Gran Reserva (5 years, 2 in barrel). Some fresh Viura whites and generous rosés. Spain's first DOCa (1991), 3 sub-zones (Alta, Alavesa, Oriental), 93.
The word of the wine: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
