Wine style
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Alavesa is a red wine from Rioja in Álava, Basque Country, Spain, most often based on Tempranillo. It is often medium to full-bodied, with ripe fruit and, after oak aging, vanilla and toast.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth
At a glance
- Grape
- Most often based on Tempranillo
- Where
- Rioja, north of the Ebro, Álava, Spain
- In the glass
- Ripe fruit
- Vanilla if oak-aged
- Toast if oak-aged