Wines made from Tempranillo grapes of Terra Alta
Discover the best wines made with Tempranillo as a single variety or as a blend of Terra Alta.
More informations about the variety Tempranillo
The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
More informations about the region of Catalogne
The wine region of Terra Alta is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herms or the Domaine Celler Piñol produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terra Alta are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terra Alta often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tropical fruit or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of black currant, prune or straw.
What are the typical flavors of the Tempranillo grape variety?
- OakPresent in 22% of Tempranillo
- Non oakPresent in 14% of Tempranillo
- Black fruitPresent in 14% of Tempranillo
- Red fruitPresent in 13% of Tempranillo
- SpicesPresent in 11% of Tempranillo
- EarthPresent in 11% of Tempranillo
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Tempranillo
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- FloralPresent in 2% of Tempranillo
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Tempranillo
- ApplesPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- PeachPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- PrunePresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- PlumPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Tempranillo
News about the grape variety Tempranillo
Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination
Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...
Abadía Retuerta, Spain’s newest Vino de Pago
For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...
New Oregon wine appellation ‘Mount Pisgah’ is created
Oregon has got a 23rd AVA after ‘Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon’ was created this month following approval from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Lying around 15 miles west of Salem, the new appellation zone sits within the broader Willamette Valley AVA. Its lengthy official name was created to prevent confusion with another Mount Pisgah, in Lane County. Morgen McLaughlin, executive director of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, said it was an exciting development: ‘Th ...