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Tempranillo
red grape · also Tinta Roriz, Aragonês, Tinto Fino Rioja; Ribera del Duero; Toro serve 16–18 °C ages 3–20 years
Tempranillo is a red grape: full-bodied, moderate acidity, moderate tannin, usually dry. 359 Tempranillo wines from £18.24. Typical aromas: red plum, strawberry, cherry, dried fig.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Tempranillo sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
lamb, chorizo, roast pork, tapas, manchego, paella. moderate tannin and oak spice suit roasted and cured meats
Where it grows
Rioja, Spain — Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva: oaked, savoury, vanilla, silky with age
Ribera del Duero, Spain — deeper, darker fruit, firmer structure; high altitude
Toro, Spain — riper, more alcohol, robust
Douro / Alentejo, Portugal — blending grape
If you like Tempranillo
359 Tempranillo wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred