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Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
It's the most emphatically Spanish of all of our wines, with earthy scents of wild herb, wild cherry, and plum. Powerful and gripping on the palate, with flavors of black cherry jam laced with herbs, and plenty of youthful tannin on the back end.
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Varietal Definition
Tempranillo:
The Tempranillo is to Rioja what Pinot Noir is to Burgundy. By far Spain's most noble indigenous grape it has similar characteristics to the Pinot - strawberries when young, earthy vegetal when mature - and it ages very well. It ripens early ('temprana' is the Spanish for 'early') is thick-skinned and gives good colour and extract but low alcohol and acidity. In Rioja it is blended with the more fiery Garnacha and a little Mazuelo and Graciano. It is grown throughout Spain but very much as a grape for blending as opposed to a straight varietal. Outside Spain the grape is quite prolific in Argentina and to a lesser extent in California.
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