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Gathering the grape harvest in the traditional way in Navarra
Remelluri, one
of the single- Chivite, from a family
estate “Château” bodega in Navarra, is
Riojas, from the made entirely from
vineyards of Rioja Tempranillo and aged in
Alavesa, is soft the barrel, resulting in a
and not too oaky. style similar to Rioja.
Ferrol
A8 Avilés Gijón
A Coruña
Navia Oviedo A8 Llanes Santander A8 Laredo San
A6 Mieres Zumaia Sebastián
C525 ASTURIAS Bilbao
AP9 Nalón CANTABRIA AP8 Getaria
Santiago de Lugo Narcea A66 N621 PAÍS
Compostela A67 AP68 VASCO N1
A6 A15 N121A
GALICIA Key A1 A10
AP9 AP53 Mino Miranda Vitoria Pamplona
Cambados N540 Rías Baixas de Ebro Estella NAVARRA
Barrantes N120 Ribeiro
Pontevedra O Barco Haro A12 Tafalla
A Rúa Valdeorras
Ribadavia Ourense N120 Logroño AP15
Vigo Txacoli de Guetaria
A52 Larouco Nájera AP68 Ebro
Mino La Rioja Calahorra
Navarra Viña Ardanza LA RIOJA
Fornelos A52 is blended, as are most Corella
A52 red Riojas. The best, like Tudela
this reserva, are aged for
two or more years in
American oak casks.
Key Facts about Wines of Northern Spain
La Rioja and Navarra are influ- important in Navarra, is used for the excellent
enced by both Mediterranean rosados (rosés). Whites of Navarra and Rioja are
and Atlantic weather systems. The made mainly from the Viura grape. Galicia has
hillier, northwestern parts receive many local varieties, such as Albariño, Godello,
some Atlantic rain, while the hot Ebro plain has Loureira and Treixadura.
a Mediterranean climate. The Basque region and
Galicia are both cool, Atlantic regions with high Good Producers
rainfall. Soils everywhere are stony and poor, Rías Baixas: Fillaboa, Palacio de
except in the Ebro plain. Fefiñanes, Terras Gauda, Santiago Ruiz.
Ribeiro: Viña Costeira. La Rioja: Baigorri,
Grape Varieties Bodegas Riojanas (Canchales, Monte
The great red grape of La Rioja and Real), CVNE (Imperial, Viña Real Oro), Marqués de
Navarra is Tempranillo. In Rioja it is Cáceres, Marqués de Murrieta, Marqués de Riscal,
blended with smaller quantities Martínez Bujanda, Remelluri, La Rioja Alta (Barón
of Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo, while in de Oña). Navarra: Bodega de Sarría, Guelbenzu,
Navarra Cabernet Sauvignon is permitted and Julián Chivite (Gran Feudo), Magaña, Ochoa,
blends well with Tempranillo. Garnacha, also Príncipe de Viana.

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