Winery RiurauApasionado Monastrell

Red wine of Yecla of Murcie of Spain

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Apasionado Monastrell of Winery Riurau is a red wine from the region of Yecla of Murcie.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Apasionado Monastrell of the Winery Riurau is in the top 90 of wines of Yecla.

Taste structure of the Apasionado Monastrell from the Winery Riurau

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Apasionado Monastrell of Winery Riurau in the region of Murcie is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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Pasta

The Apasionado Monastrell of Winery Riurau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, tagliatelle with fresh salmon or sweet and sour braised leg of lamb.

Details and technical informations about Winery Riurau's Apasionado Monastrell.

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Winery Riurau

Grape varieties

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Great wine region

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Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chancellor

Cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 880 Seibel (28112 Couderc x 2003 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). It was the first direct-producing hybrid cultivated in France and has now practically disappeared. It can still be found in a few old vines in the form of isolated strains. It can be found in the United States (New York, etc.) and in Canada, where it is part of the grape varieties grown on a large number of vineyards.

Last vintages of this wine

Apasionado Monastrell - 2019

In the top 90 of of Yecla wines

Average rating: 3.5

Apasionado Monastrell - 1996

In the top 90 of of Yecla wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Apasionado Monastrell from Winery Riurau are 1996, 2019

Informations about the Winery Riurau

The winery offers 2 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

This winery is part of the Hammeken Cellars.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Yecla in the region of Murcie

The Winery Riurau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Yecla to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 20000 of of Spain wines

In the top 100 of of Yecla wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yecla

The wine region of Yecla is located in the region of Murcie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castaño or the Domaine Barahonda produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yecla are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yecla often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or rosemary and sometimes also flavors of tar, sandalwood or bramble.

The wine region of Murcie

Murcia is one of the smallest and least known regions in Spain. Nestled in the extreme Southeast of the country, it is bordered by Andalusia to the west, Castilla-La Mancha to the North, Valencia to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. This small administrative region consists of a single province and an administrative centre that share the same name. As far as wine is concerned, Murcia has three designations of origin.

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