Ebro River Valley Flashcards
How many autonomous Rioja covers
4
Rioja
Navarra
País Vasco
Castilla y Leon
Wine style of Rioja
white, red, rosado, espumoso
W: viura, malvasia, chardonnay, SB, verdejo, garnacha blanca, maturana blanca
R: tempranillo, garnacha, mazuelo, maturana tinta, graciano
Aging requirement of Vino Espumoso de Calidad in Rioja
traditional method
-min.15 month on lees
-dosage brut or below
-must be hand-harvested, no addition and filtration
Reserva: 24 months on lees
Gran Añada: 36 months on lees
-must be 100% single vintage
Subzone of Rioja, and name the major city and 3 key producers in each subzone
Rioja Alta
-Haro, Logroño
-López de Heredia
-Marqués de Murrieta
-La Rioja Alta
-CVNE
Rioja Alavesa
-Laguardia
-Bodega Ysios
-Artadi
-Marqués de Riscal
-Mácan
-Olivier Rivière
4 single-vineyard wines of López de Heredia and their style
Viña Tondonia (Reserva, Gran Reserva)
-W: viura + malvasia
-R
-Rosé: garnacha-base
Viña Gravonia (Crianza)
-W only: 100% viura
-“Sauternia”: when botrytised grapes are used
Viña Bosconia (Reserva, Gran Reserva)
-R only
Viña Cubillo (Crianza)
-R only
Wines of Marqués de Murrieta
Castillo Ygay (Gran Reserva)
-W: viura + malvasia (US oak)
-R: tempranillo + mazuelo (French/US oak)
Marqués de Murrieta (Reserva, Gran Reserva)
-R only (US oak)
Capellanía (Reserva)
-W only: 100% viura (French oak)
Wines of La Rioja Alta
Gran Reserva 890 (1890)
Gran Reserva 904 (1904)
Viña Arana Gran Reserva
Viña Ardanza Reserva
Viña Alberdi Crianza
Wineries of CVNE in Rioja (5)
Impérial
Contino
Viña Real
Cune
Monopole (W)
Who produces Frank Gehry Selection and the grape variety
Marqués de Riscal
100% tempranillo
(French oak)
Subzone of Navarra
5
Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Baja Montaña
Grape variety for Vino de Licor in Navarra
85% moscatel / garnacha
What does “Envejecido en Roble” mean
aging indication for vino de licor in Navarra
-aged for min.2yr (18mth in oak)
Vino de Pago in Navarra
4
APOB
-Bodega Arízano (Tierra Estella)
-Prado de Irache (Bodega Irache; Tierra Estella)
-Bodega Otazu (Valdizarbe)
-Bolandin (Bodega Pago de Cirsus; Ribera Baja)
DOs in Aragón (4)
Campo de Borja
Calatayud (largest)
Cariñena
Somontano
Requirement for Calatayud Superior
-min.85% garnacha from vines with 50yo+
-must aged in new or second use barrique for 6mth+
What is Viñas Viejas in Calatayud
an old vine designation
-min.35yo
Which DO is the first in Aragón, in which year
Cariñena (1932)
Vino de Pago in Aragón
Aylés (Finca Aylés; Cariñena)
Key grape varieties in Somontano
W: alcañón
R: parraleta (deep-color, fragrant), moristel (thin-skinned)
