Vineyards in Rioja Oriental

Baron de Ley ★ 4.3

DOCa RiojaTempranillo, Garnacha, GracianoFounded 1985Baron de Ley S.A.Rioja Oriental

An estate built around a 16th-century former Benedictine monastery on the eastern edge of Rioja, founded in 1985 and known for its Finca Monasterio and Reserva reds.

Tasting: Tours of the 16th-century former monastery estate with tastings of the Finca Monasterio and Gran Reserva; by reservation.

Carretera Mendavia-Lodosa km 5.5, 31587 Mendavia, Navarra, Spain Book →

Hidden Gems in Rioja Oriental

Bodegas Lacus ★ 4.3

Rioja DOCaGarnacha, Tempranillo, ViuraFounded 2007Luis ArnedoECOCERTNaturalRioja Oriental

A small organic family cellar in Rioja Oriental making fresh, low-oak Garnacha and Tempranillo from Aldeanueva de Ebro.

Tip: Rioja Oriental Garnacha is the calling card here; the wines show the warmer, fruitier side of the region with restraint.

Calle Cervantes 18, 26559 Aldeanueva de Ebro, La Rioja, Spain

Dietary in Rioja Oriental

Bodegas Lacus ★ 4.3

ECOCERTRioja Oriental

Luis Arnedo's small Rioja Oriental cellar farms 36 hectares organically near Aldeanueva de Ebro, using no chemical fertilisers or herbicides and minimal cellar intervention, with oak used only when it genuinely helps the wine.

Tip: Rioja Oriental Garnacha is the focus; the wines are fresh, low-oak and honestly organic.

Calle Cervantes 18, 26559 Aldeanueva de Ebro, La Rioja, Spain

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