Rioja Flashcards
Rioja Crianza
2 years total with 1 year in cask
Rioja Reserva
3 year total with 1.5 oak
Rioja Gran Reserva
5 years with 2 in oak and 2 in bottle
Ribera Crizana
2 years total with 1 year in cask
Ribera Reserva
3 years with 1 year in oak
Ribera Gran Reserva
5 years with 2 in oak and 3 in bottle
Rioja
Sheltered by Pyrenees Mountains to the northeast and the Cantabrian mountains to the Northwest the regions highlands are in a rain shadow. Ebro river cuts through the region
Rioja elevage
225l barriques
Rioja Subregions
Rioja Alta, Alavasa, Oriental
Rioja Alavasa
Most northern
Alta
southwestern, flightly warmer with calcareous clay
Oriental
Hottest and granacha preforms best there
Bodegas Lopez de Heredia
Alta, best known for Gran Reserva wines from Tondonia/Bosconia vineyards
Compania Vinicole del Norte de Espana C.V.N.E
Alta, Vinea Real, Contino, Imperial Gran Reserva
La Rioja Alta
Alta, know for Gran Reserva 890, 904