The Winery Santalba of Rioja

Winery Santalba
The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 107 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Santalba is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Santalba wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Santalba

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Santalba

How Winery Santalba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lamb tagine with dried fruits or breaded veal cutlets.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Santalba

On the nose the red wine of Winery Santalba. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, raspberry or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Santalba. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Santalba

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.84/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Carignan
  • 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 Santalba

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Santalba

How Winery Santalba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry, hummus (chickpea puree) or english-style cod fillet.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Santalba

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Santalba

  • 2016With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Viura
  • Verdejo

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 Santalba

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Santalba

How Winery Santalba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, leg of lamb with crust or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Santalba

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Naturé

See savagnin.

The top sweet wines of Winery Santalba

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Santalba

How Winery Santalba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Santalba.

  • Viura
  • Malvasia

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Santalba

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 Santalba.

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: Naturé

See savagnin.

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