Wines made from Tempranillo grapes of Vinos de Pago
Discover the best wines made with Tempranillo as a single variety or as a blend of Vinos de Pago.
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 Vinos de Pago
Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.
What are the typical flavors of the Tempranillo grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 45% of Tempranillo
- OakPresent in 40% of Tempranillo
- Black fruitPresent in 39% of Tempranillo
- EarthPresent in 35% of Tempranillo
- Non oakPresent in 33% of Tempranillo
- SpicesPresent in 32% of Tempranillo
- MicrobioPresent in 18% of Tempranillo
- Dried fruitPresent in 11% of Tempranillo
- FloralPresent in 8% of Tempranillo
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Tempranillo
- Tree fruitPresent in 4% of Tempranillo
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Tempranillo
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- OakyPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- Black currantPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- CherryPresent in 3% of Tempranillo
- CheesePresent in 2% of Tempranillo
- PrunePresent in 2% of Tempranillo
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