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Grape Variety: Tempranillo

Geography: Home is Spain's Rioja region. Also grown in Argentina and Portugal.



Viticulture: Flourishes in Spain's cooler regions of Rioja and Ribera del Duero.

Varietal/Blend: The major constituent of red Rioja wines. Used in producing Port as well as for blending—mainly with reds from the Dão and Douro regions of Portugal.

Flavor & Character: Young Temparanillo has a distinctive strawberry and cherry flavor. When aged, tends to have a plummy spiciness overlaid with hints of vanilla oak.

Vinification: It combines well with oak in Reserva and Gran Reserva wines in Rioja and takes on the sweet vanilla flavor of the oak barrels.

Style: Ranges from young, juicy unoaked to prestigious, age-oaked wines.

Body, Dry/Sweet: Ranges from light bodied to fuller bodied well oaked wines.

Notes: Called Tinta Roriz in Portugal.

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