Rioja Flashcards
What regions contain Rioja DOCa?
La Rioja
Pais Vasco
Navarra
What are the subzones of Rioja DOCa, with regions
Rioja Alta (La Rioja) Rioja Oriental (Navarra) Rioja Alavesa (Pais Vasco)
What did Rioja Oriental replace?
Rioja Baja
Styles of Rioja DOCa
Vino Espumoso Calidad
Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Rioja DOCa white grapes
Viura, Chard, SB, Verdejo, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanca, Maturana Blanca, Turruntes
Rioja DOCa red grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta
Min amount of authorized red grapes in Rioja DOCa tinto
Min 95% authorized red grapes if destemmed
Min 85% authorized if whole cluster
min amount of authorized grapes for Rioja DOCa Blanco
100% authorized white grapes
Min amount of authorized grapes for Rioja DOCa Rosado
Min 25% authorized red grapes
What is Vino Espumoso Calidad?
Traditional method Blanco or Rosado
Min abv for Rioja DOCa
Blanco/Rosado: 10.5%
Blanco/Rosado Reserva and GR: 11%
Tinto: 11.5%
Tinto Reserva and GR: 12%
What are the rules for chaptalization in Rioja DOCa?
always illegal
What is the aging for Vino Espumosa Calidad?
min 15 mo on lees from date of tirage
Reserva: min 24 mo on lees
Gran Anada: min 36 mo on lees
How long is Crianza aged for in Rioja DOCa?
Blanco/Rosado: min 2 yrs, 6 mo in oak
Tinto: min 2 yrs, 1 in oak
How long is Reserva Rioja DOCa aged for?
Blanco/Rosado: min 2 years, 6 mo in oak
Tinto: min 3 years, 1 in oak, 6 mo btl
How long is Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa aged?
Blanco/Rosado: min 4 years, 6mo oak
Tinto: min 60 mo, 24 mo in oak, 24 mo in btl
What are the requirements forr Vino Espumosa Calidad?
- Traditional method
- Manual harvest
- Entirety of both fermentations must happen in same location
- No additions, coloring or filtration
- Sweetness Designations: Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut
- Min 3.5 bars
What additional requirement does Vino Calidad Espumoso have?
must be 100% single vinatge
Must state said vintage
What kind of barrels can be used for Rioja DOCa?
Must be approx 225 L
What are the geographical designations of Rioja DOCa?
Vinedo Singular (single vineyard)
Vinos de Municipio
VInos de Zona
What are the requirements for Rioja DOCa Vinedo Singular?
- Must be approved vineyard
- Winery must have 10 yr history
- min 35 yo vines
- manual harvest
- All production at winery
- harvest date must be communicated ahead of time to Consejo Regulador
- Consejo Regulador may assume control of a vineyard that has been declared from 7/1 to monitor it
- Harvest and its weight must be reported to consejo regulador for review
What are the requirements for Vinos de Municipio and Vinos de Zona?
- Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality/Zone
- up to 15% can be from neighboring municipalites/zones
- vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the municipality/zone
What is the soil of Rioja Alta?
Yellow calcareous clay in the north, lower slopes south of Ebro contain iron-rich clay
What is the soil of Rioja Alavesa?
Highest concentration of calcareous clay, the dominant soil between the Cantabrian Mountains and the north bank of the Ebro
