Spain - Ebro River Valley Flashcards
What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Crianza?
White: 18 months, incl 6 m in oak
Red: 2 years, incl 6 m in oak
What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Reserva?
White: 2 years, incl 6 m in oak
Red: 3 years, incl 1 year in oak
What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Gran Reserva?
White: 4 years, incl 6 m in oak
Red: 5 years, incl 18 m in oak
What does Noble indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?
min 18 months aging in a cask of 600L or less
What does Añejo indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?
min 24 months aging in a cask of 600L or less
What does Viejo indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?
min 36 months aging, marked oxidative character
List the subzones of Navarra DO
Valdizarbe
Baja Montaña
Tierra Estrella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
List the DO Pago in Navarra
Señorio de Arinzano (TE)
Prado Irache (TE)
Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe)
List the main red and white grapes in Navarra DO
Garnacha*
Tempranillo
Chardonnay
List the DOs in Aragon
Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Cariñena
Somontano
What are the major grapes in Campo de Borja DO? Where is it?
in Aragon, Spain
red: Garnacha, Tempranillo
white: Viura
Where is the ancestral home of Carignan? Synonym?
in Cariñena DO, Aragon, Spain
Also known as Mazuelo and Samso (Catalonia)
Rivers in Rioja?
Rio Oja, joins the Tirón, then later the Ebro
Synonym for Carignan in Rioja?
Mazeulo
List 5 producers Rioja
Lopez de Heredia
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España (CVNE)
La Rioja Alta
Bodegas Roda
Bodegas Lanzaga
Gomez Cruzado
Mountain ranges Rioja
Pyranees to NE
Cantabrian to NW
Traditional blending grapes Rioja
Tempranillo
Graciano
Garnacha
Mazuelo (Carinena)
Maturana Tinta also allowed
Rivers in Rioja Alta
Oja
Najerilla
Hubs of production Rioja Alta
Haro in NW
Logroño in the East
Rioja Alta soil types
in Oja valley: chalky, alluvial
in Najerilla valley: iron-rich clay
northern areas are characterized by yellow calcareous clay (arcillo-calcareo)
lower slopes south of the Ebro River contain reddish, iron-rich clay soils (arcillo-ferroso).
Rioja Alavesa soil type
more limestone, higher elevation vineyards
highest concentration of calcareous clay soils, the dominant soil type between the Cantabrian Mountains and the north bank of the Ebro River.
Rioja Orental soils
directly east of the Iregua River. It has some iron-rich clay, but most of the lower, flatter areas are characterized by alluvial, silty soils.
Which subzone of La Rioja has a tradition for carbonic macerated Tempranillo?
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja DOCa- which autonomias does it traverse?
Subzones?
La Rioja, Basque Country (Alavesa), Navarra, Castilla y Léon
Rioja Alta (La Rioja & Castilla y León),
Rioja Oriental-formerly Baja(Navarra),
Rioja Alavesa (País Vasco)
What does Garnacha add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
alcohol, body, fruitiness
What does Graciano add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
acidity, tannin, spice
What does Mazuelo add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
acidity and tannin
White grapes Rioja
Viura (Macabeo)
Malvasia
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Verdejo
Garnacha Blanca
Maturana blanca
Tempranillo Blanco
Turrantés
What is Maturana Tinta a synonym for? Other synonyms for this grape?
Maturana Tinta is a blending grape in Rioja, synonym for Trousseau
Trousseau also goes by Merenzao and Bastardo
Rioja red wine aging requirements
Crianza: min 2 yrs, incl 1 yr in oak
Reserva: min 3 yrs, incl 1 yr in oak, and 6m in bottle
Gran Reserva: min 5 yrs, incl 2 yrs in oak, 2 yrs in bottle
Rioja white wine aging requirements
Crianza: min 18 months, incl 6m in oak
Reserva: min 2 yrs, incl 6m in oak
Gran Reserva: min 4 yrs, incl 6m in oak
Rioja requirements for village name to be on label?
regs passed in 2017
only the village of the vineyard and cellar may appear on the bottle- meaning that wineries cannot feature a full portfolio of different village wines unless they have production facilities in each
Rioja Viñedo Singular requirements
Single vineyard requirements: grapes must be hand harvested, vines must be at least 35 years old, smaller yields, must pass tasting committee
Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja - what is this? aging?
new (2017) category for traditional method sparkling wines in Rioja DOCa. traditional method, manual harvesting only.
Crianza: min 15 months on lees
Reserva: min 24 months on lees
Gran Añada: min 36 months on lees
Brut, extra brut, and brut nature may be produced
What is the Spanish category for IGP wines?
Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)
Spanish red wine aging requirements
Crianza: 2 years total, 6 m in oak
Reserva: 3 years total, 1 yr in oak
Gran Reserva: 5 years total, 18 m in oak
Spanish rosé and white wine aging requirements
Crianza: 18 months total, 6m in oak
Reserva: 2 years total, 6m in oak
Gran Reserva: 4 years total, 6m in oak