Winery Santalba - Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto

Winery SantalbaDon Carlos Velazquez Tinto

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto of Winery Santalba is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto from the Winery Santalba

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto of Winery Santalba in the region of Rioja is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Santalba's Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais

Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Last vintages of this wine

Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Don Carlos Velazquez Tinto from Winery Santalba are 2014

Informations about the Winery Santalba

The winery offers 49 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Santalba is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 45000 of of Spain wines
In the top 7000 of of Rioja wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 750000 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: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

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