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What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Crianza?

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White: 18 months, incl 6 m in oak

Red: 2 years, incl 6 m in oak

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What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Reserva?

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White: 2 years, incl 6 m in oak

Red: 3 years, incl 1 year in oak

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What are the general Spanish aging requirements for wines labeled Gran Reserva?

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White: 4 years, incl 6 m in oak

Red: 5 years, incl 18 m in oak

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What does Noble indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?

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min 18 months aging in a cask of 600L or less

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What does Añejo indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?

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min 24 months aging in a cask of 600L or less

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What does Viejo indicate on a bottle of Spanish wine?

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min 36 months aging, marked oxidative character

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List the subzones of Navarra DO

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Valdizarbe
Baja Montaña
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja

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List the DO Pago in Navarra

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Señorio de Arinzano (TE)
Prado Irache (TE)
Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe)

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List the main red and white grapes in Navarra DO

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Garnacha*
Tempranillo
Chardonnay

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List the DOs in Aragon

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Cariñena
Somontano

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What are the major grapes in Campo de Borja DO? Where is it?

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in Aragon, Spain

red: Garnacha, Tempranillo
white: Viura

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Where is the ancestral home of Carignan? Synonym?

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in Cariñena DO, Aragon, Spain

Also known as Mazuelo and Samso (Catalonia)

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Rivers in Rioja?

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Rio Oja, joins the Tirón, then later the Ebro

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Synonym for Carignan in Rioja?

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Mazeulo

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List 5 producers Rioja

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Lopez de Heredia
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España (CVNE)
La Rioja Alta
Bodegas Roda
Bodegas Lanzaga
Gomez Cruzado

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Mountain ranges Rioja

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Pyranees to NE
Cantabrian to NW

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Traditional blending grapes Rioja

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Tempranillo
Graciano
Garnacha
Mazuelo (Carinena)

Maturana Tinta also allowed

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Rivers in Rioja Alta

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Oja
Najerilla

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Hubs of production Rioja Alta

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Haro in NW
Logroño in the East

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Rioja Alta soil types

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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).

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Rioja Alavesa soil type

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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.

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Rioja Orental soils

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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.

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Which subzone of La Rioja has a tradition for carbonic macerated Tempranillo?

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Rioja Alavesa

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Rioja DOCa- which autonomias does it traverse?

Subzones?

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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)

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What does Garnacha add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
alcohol, body, fruitiness
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What does Graciano add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
acidity, tannin, spice
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What does Mazuelo add as a blending grape with Tempranillo?
acidity and tannin
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White grapes Rioja
white wines must be from 100% authorized grapes: Viura (Macabeo) Malvasia Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Verdejo Garnacha Blanca Maturana blanca Tempranillo Blanco Turrantés
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 at least 3.5 bars
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What is the Spanish category for IGP wines?
Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)
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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
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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
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Can producers labelling with Rioja DOCa use large barrels to age their wines?
No! Barrels must be approximately 225 liters in size. Producers wanting to use larger barrels, concrete, or amphorae must use a more generic appellation
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Producers with authorized Viñedo Singular vineyards in Rioja?
Beronia - Vareia, Beronia Palacios Remondo- Quiñon de Valmira ... there are a ton
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Rioja producers making sparkling wine
Bodegas Valdemar - first single vineyard sparkling in Rioja, Finca Alto Cantabria Gran Añada, in 2017 Bodegas Muga Bodegas Urbina
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Rivers in Aragon?
Jalon - in Calatayud Huerva - in Cariñena Ebro Moncayo Massif is also here
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DO Pago in Aragon?
Pago Aylés in Carinyena
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When did Phylloxera arrive in Rioja?
1899
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What is a mallas?
wire cages on Rioja bottles- were originally in response to fraud
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When did Rioja's Consejo Regulador form?
1925. First in Spain
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What is the major city in Navarra?
Pampolona
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Who created the special bottling Cosme Palacio y Hermanos Reserva Especial?
Michel Rolland, 1987 he was brought to Spain by Bodega Palacios
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What year did Rioja become a DOCa?
1991
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Rioja Alavesa is centered around what main town?
San Vicente de la Sonsierra
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What set of mountains is a defining feature of Rioja Oriental's landscape?
Yerga Mountains
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What is the largest DO of Aragon? What is the prominent grape there?
Calatayud Grenache most important
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What is the capital city of Aragon?
Zaragoza
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Producers located in Haro's station quarter
LdH Gomez Cruzado Muga CVNE
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The Jalón River flows through what DO? What river does it pour into?
Calatayud DO Ebro River
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The Moncayo Massif is a prominent feature in what DO?
Campo do Borja DO In Aragon
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For Rioja's Village category wines, what percentage of fruit must come from said vineyard?
Min. 85%
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What is Lopez de Heredia's youngest bottling (in terms of aging)?
Cubillo
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Lopez de Heredia's Viña Bosconia was historically made with what variety?
Pinot Noir
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What vineyard does Lopez de Heredia's Viña Gravonia come from?
Zaconia
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Lopez de Heredia's Viña Gravonia was called what historically?
Rioja Graves - changed with a 1954 law (according to wines of Northern Spain book). The website indicates that it was also called Viña Zaconia for a period of time and in special botrytis years, was released as "Sauternia"
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What grapes are in Lopez de Heredia's Viña Tondonia red?
~75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo 1890 first vintage
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What is the name of Vega Sicilia's Rioja venture? Who did they partner with?
Macán (2009 was the 1st bottling) Partnership with Benjamin de Rothschild
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What are Marques de Murrieta's top 2 white bottlings?
Capellania - the more modern French oak edition Castillo Ygay - the long aged American oak oxidative edition
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What is the most important winery in Rioja Oriental?
Palacios Remondo/Alvaro Palacios, Alfaro
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Name 2 of Bodega Lanzaga's single vineyard sites.
La Estrada, El Velado are in Lanciego Tabuérniga and Las Beatas are the top 2 - located in Labastida
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What indigenous grape is used to produce white wine in Somontano? Red?
Alcañon (white) Parraleta (red)
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Which region in Spain was the first to be christened Denominación de Origen Calificada and in what year did this happen?
Rioja in 1991
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For Rosado in Rioja, what percentage of the grapes used must be red?
25%
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What three estate vineyards do Lopez de Heredia produce from?
El Bosque (Bosconia), Tondonia Zaconia (Gravonia) Cubillas
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What are the tiers of wine quality in Spain starting from the top?
Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) DO Pago Denominación de Origen (DO) Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG) Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)
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What is the standard size of a Rioja barrel?
225 liters
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What are the grapes of Viña Tondonia White?
Blend of Viura, Malvasia 1890 first vintage
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Grapes authorized in Rioja 2007
red: Maturana Tinta white: Maturana Blanca, Tempranillo Blanca, Torrontés white foreign: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo (cannot be majority)
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Rioja min abv no subzone
Rioja (without subzone designation): Blanco/Rosado: 10.5% (11% for Reserva or Gran Reserva) Tinto: 11.5% (12% for Reserva or Gran Reserva)
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Rioja min abv w/subzone
Blanco Alta/Alavesa: 11% Blanco Baja: 11.5% Rosado Alta/Alavesa: 10.5% Rosado Baja/Oriental: 11% Tinto Alta/Alavesa: 11.5% Tinto Baja: 12%
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Rioja geographical labelling terms
Viñedo Singular (single vineyard) Vinos de Pueblo / Vino Municipio (village wine) Vinos de Zona
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Barrio de la Estación
Rioja train station - est in 1880, helped spread the wines outside of the region. wineries set up near the station, including López de Heredia, Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE), and La Rioja Alta
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Emile Peynaud Rioja
Marqués de Cáceres hired him in the 60s, advocated for use of French oak
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Rioja producers using large amounts French oak
Muga- Special Selection and Torre Muga are 100% French Roda - 100% French Beronia- uses a mix of FR and US
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American coopers popular in Rioja
Canton Seguin Moreau
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Navarra producers
Vina Zorzal Azul y Garanza
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Remelluri - where?
based in Rioja Alavesa. Was first 100% estate Rioja
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Aragon produccers
Bodegas Alto Moncayo
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Ldh Vina Tondonia - Red
Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all from our own vineyards. on right bank of Ebro Reserva ages 6 years Gran Res ages 10 years
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LdH Vina Tondonia - White
90% Viura, 10% Malvasia Reserva ages 6 years Gran Res ages 10 years
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Viña Bosconia
Red- around 80% Tempranillo, with 15% Garnacha, remainder Mazuelo and Graciano. Reserva ages 5 years Gran Res ages 10 years
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Viña Cubillo
Crianza Tempranillo (65%), Garnacho (25%), Mazuelo and Graciano, the rest, all from our own vineyards. ages 3 years
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Viña Gravonia
Crianza 100% Viura ages 4 years
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Roda 1
95% Tempranillo 5% Graciano all in French oak- 50% new
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Castillo Ygay tinto
Marques de Murrieta, La Plana vineyard in Rioja Alta 85% Tempranillo 15% Mazuelo Tempranillo ages in American Oak or 34 months, Mazuelo ages for 34 months in French oak. Blended then ages 20 more months in concrete
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Torre Muga
around 75% Tempranillo, remainder is Mazuelo and Graciano aged 16-18 months in NFO (Allier and Troncais)
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Viña Ardanza
La Rioja Alta 80% Tempranillo 20% Garnacha (Rioja Oriental) wine ages in their own American oak barrels
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Viña El Pison
Bodegas y Vinedos Artadi, Rioja Alavesa 100% Tempranillo El Pison is the vineyard, in foothills of the Cantabrian mountains
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Rioja red grape requirements
min. 95% authorized red grapes (if destemmed), min. 85% authorized red grapes (if whole clusters or whole berries are used) auth: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta
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Rioja rosé grape requirements
min. 25% combined authorized red grapes auth: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta
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Vino Espumoso de Calidad grape requirements
same as white / rose white 100% authorized rose min 25% authorized red grapes
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Rioja min abv no subzone
Blanco/Rosado: 10.5% (11% for Reserva or Gran Reserva) Tinto: 11.5% (12% for Reserva or Gran Reserva)
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Rioja Alta / Alavesa min abv
blanco: 11% rosado: 10.5% tinto: 11.5%
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Rioja Baja min abv
blanco 11.5% rosado: 11% tinto: 12%
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Vino Espumoso de Calidad min abv
11-13%
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Rioja Vinos de Pueblo requirements
Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality (but 15% from neighboring municipalities may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard) Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the municipality Producers are allowed to use "Viñedos en" and a village, when all the grapes come from vineyards within the boundaries of the named location, even if vinified in another village
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Rioja Vinos de Zona requirements
Grapes must come exclusively from the zone (but 15% from neighboring zones may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard) Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the zone
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Castillo Ygay blanco
Marques de Murrieta, La Plana vineyard in Rioja Alta 97% Viura 3% Malvasia 1986 last release, bottled in 2014. Aged 252 months (21 years) in American oak then 67 in concrete First vintage was 1917, only released 13 times in 100 years

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