Bodegas Urbina - Selección

Bodegas UrbinaSelección

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Selección of Bodegas Urbina is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Tempranillo.
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 Selección from the Bodegas Urbina

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Selección of Bodegas Urbina 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 Selección of Bodegas Urbina in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Urbina's Selección.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Selección - 2000
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Selección - 1999
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 411110
Selección - 1996
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Selección - 1994
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Selección from Bodegas Urbina are 1996, 1994, 2000, 1999

Informations about the Bodegas Urbina

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Bodegas Urbina is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 1500 of of Spain wines
In the top 300 of of Rioja wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Botrytis

Fungus that causes grape rot.

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