RIOJA

RED TO THE CORE

REGIONAL VINEYARD:

TOTAL VINEYARD SIZE:

+63,500 ha is the total regional vineyard including vineyards producing for Quality wines, Table wines & Table grapes

DEDICATED TO QUALITY:

As one of only 2 DOCa regions in Spain (this being the highest quality classification), the other region being Priorat in Catalunya, the region of Rioja is a standard bearer for quality vineyard management and wine production in Spain.

NOTABLE CRU/ZONES:

RIOJA ALTA

RIOJA ALAVESA

RIOJA BAJA

CALAHORRA

LOGRONO

WINE STYLE/QUALITY:

% RED

90%

% WHITE

10%

% DOP / IGP

Rioja is one of only 2 regions in Spain to achieve the DOCa classification, the highest quality wine-making standard in Spain.

RIOJA – NATIVE GRAPES:

As always, our research encourages us to list those grapes which we understand are available as mono-varietals or which are locally important blenders. Naturally, as we make further discovery, we’ll update these lists.

NATIVE REDS

GRACIANO

TEMPRANILLO

NATIVE WHITES

MATURANA BLANCA

This white only exists in Rioja. As yet, plantings are limited but they offer a hint of high hopes in this Red enclave.

OUR STATSOURCES:

  • WINE GRAPES – ROBINSON, HARDING & VOUILLAMOZ
  • THE WORLD ATLAS OF WINE – JOHNSON & ROBINSON
  • IL MONDO DEL VINO – ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIER EDIZIONE 2012
  • THE GUYS @ ESPAVINO – Aron & Martin Candrian – www.espavino.com

VINTAGE INFORMATION:

All data is intended to be for indicative purposes only due to the variability from vintage to vintage and source to source. But we do try to keep ourselves ‘reasonably’ updated :)

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