Wines made from Tempranillo grapes of London
Discover the best wines made with Tempranillo as a single variety or as a blend of London.
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.
Emerging wine region of south-east England (urban and peri-London vineyards stretching toward Kent and Surrey), cool temperate climate warming steadily, chalky soils. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (the Champagne trio, >60% of plantings) for traditional-method sparkling wines: fine and taut with apple, citrus, brioche, white flowers and a chalky note, delicate mousse. Bacchus white (the "English Sauvignon") with citrus and elderflower notes.