Rioja Flashcards

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Tinto/Red Grapes

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Tempranillo- fruit flavors, ageability
Garnacha-alcohol/body
Graciano-spice flavors
Mazuelo- aromatics

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Rioja alta

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460m, later harvests, iron-clay soil. Wide plant spacing from infertile soil

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Rioja Baja

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260m, more garnacha, high alcohols, often used as blending component.

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Rioja Alavesa

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High elevation, akin to alta.

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