Tempranillo of Meknès — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Tempranillo as a single variety or as a blend of Meknès.
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
Morocco's leading wine terroir at the foot of the Middle Atlas (60% of national production), at 550 m altitude, continental climate moderated by the mountains, 240 days of sunshine. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are the signature reds with ripe cassis, blackberry, plum, garrigue, pepper and balsamic notes, ripe tannins and solar body. Traditional Carignan and Cinsault for fruity reds and gris. AOG Guerrouane and Beni M'Tir, Morocco's first AOC Coteaux de l'Atlas.