Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a Spanish wine made from red grapes. It is produced in the central part of the country. It is drunk fresh, making it quite inexpensive. Further north, the same grape is used to make other wines, some of the best today, produced at the Rioja and Ribera del Duero wineries.
Rioja wine is often compared to Burgundy from France. Both regions produce red wines that acquire a distinctive elegance and complex aromas through long aging in oak barrels, after which they are bottled and further cellared.
IN Portugal Tempranillo grapes are one of the five varieties used in the production of port wine.
In the Mendoza region of Argentina, Tempranillo is used to make inexpensive, rich red wines, as well as more complex, oak-aged wines. Winemakers around the world are experimenting with this remarkable grape variety. Various Tempranillo wines can be found not only in Europe, but also in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Main characteristics of wine:
Color: red, the color of garnet.
Extractivity: average.
Taste: cherry, sometimes with vanilla and cedar aromas if the wine was stored in oak barrels.
What wines are made from it? Tinto Fino (Ribera del Duero), Ull de Llebre (Penedes), Sencibel (Valdepeñas), Tinta Roriz (Douro, Portugal).
Mix with: Mazuelo (Carignan), Rioja, Garnacha (Grenache), Graciano, Penedès, Monastrell (Mourvedre), Riviera del Duero, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Store or drink? Be guided by price. Inexpensive wines should be drunk immediately. The more expensive the wine, the longer it needs to age.
Price: from 4.49 euros for a bottle of young and simple red wine to 60 euros and more for old and aged wines.
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