The Winery Sonsierra of Rioja

Winery Sonsierra - Tempranillo
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Sonsierra.
It is ranked in the top 314 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Sonsierra is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sonsierra wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Sonsierra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sonsierra

How Winery Sonsierra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, couscous of meat and fish or meatballs catalan style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sonsierra

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sonsierra. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of smoke, dried fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sonsierra. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sonsierra

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Tempranillo

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 sweet wines of Winery Sonsierra

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Sonsierra

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

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Sonsierra

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Viura

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 white wines of Winery Sonsierra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sonsierra

How Winery Sonsierra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of panga curry, tempura of vegetables and quick or tiéboudiène (rice with senegalese fish).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sonsierra

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sonsierra

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Viura
  • Tempranillo Blanco

The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)

In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).

The top pink wines of Winery Sonsierra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Sonsierra

How Winery Sonsierra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, trapper's barbecue or sauté of pork with cider.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Sonsierra

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Tempranillo

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sonsierra

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 Sonsierra.

News about Winery Sonsierra and wines from the region

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Decanter Editor-in-Chief’s New York Fine Wine Encounter top tips

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The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)

In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).

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