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Wine Details
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Description:
The grapes from which this wine is vinted are grown at the foot of the Little Hatchet mountains in far southwestern New Mexico. The unruly young wine was tamed for 18 months in American oak barrels. This aging enhances the earthy character of this wine derived from Spanish heritage. Tacos, tapas and dry
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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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