Tempranillo

Bodegas Muga

Selección Especial Rioja Tempranillo 2016

Deep ruby in color, almost Inky, with a short reddish rim.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Very dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing blueberries, plums, cooked cherries, black currants, light cedar, dark coffee, chocolates, earth, peppercorn, pencil lead, tobacco leaf, light vegetables and bitter herbs.

Short, tangy finish with fine grained tannins and pomegranates.

This 8 year old Rioja Reserva is still young and very dry, but already drinkable.

Lacking a bit of fruits on the palate, but the nose is gorgeous, once it opens up. The nose is more interesting than the palate at this point.

Needs a few hours to open up properly, so take your time.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years. Would be interesting to try it again in 5 years.

A good food wine that will pair nicely with a nice piece of steak.

A blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 7% Mazuelo and 3% Graciano.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$50.
— 7 days ago

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Marqués de Riscal

Reserva Herederos del Marques de Riscal Rioja Tempranillo 2019

Refined Rioja Reserva served with chicken dinner in the Rotunda in the Palace Hotel in Madrid — 8 days ago

Marqués de Murrieta

Reserva Finca Ygay Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2018

Medium-deep ruby color.
Aromas of black cherry, herbs, earth.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, violet, roasted herbs, thyme, earthy minerality. Rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
— 6 days ago

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La Rioja Alta

Viña Alberdi Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2019

100% tempranillo, aged in oak for 2 years. Deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruits, spice and herb notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with notes of oak and black pepper notes. Fine soft tannins, great balance with acidity, long finish ending with fruit, vanilla, oak and slight earthy spice character. Will age short term! — 5 days ago

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C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)

Cune Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2016

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a slightly purple hue; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of black and red fruit: Ranier cherries and blackberries along with some dried earth, soft wood notes, some faint baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins (that seem to build) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and comes off a touch reserved in the end. Initial conclusions: this could be a Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Grenache-based blend or Bordeaux-blend from either Spain, Italy, France, the United States or Australia but the fruit doesn’t impress so I’m leaning away from the New World. I don’t get enough candied fruit to put me in the Southern Rhone and I think the oak treatment seems a bit liberal for that. And if this Sangiovese, I would be pissed. So I’m calling Tempranillo, from Spain, Rioja, Reserva, 2018. Daaaaang. I was close. Drink now with patience and enjoy through 2036.
— 7 days ago

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Campo Viejo

Rioja Tempranillo 2020

As sweet as I'll go and realy good. — 9 days ago

Dominio de Pingus

PSI Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2020

Huge notes of vanilla, anise, black pepper and cardamom - on the palette, licorice, shale, and blackberries. Full bodied, medium tannins and a velvety finish. — 2 days ago

Andrew, Anthony and 4 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2017

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

A baby. Smoked cedar, tobacco, black cherry and cacao. — 2 days ago

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Campo Viejo

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2011

Bargain from Vintage Cellars @$28 on special. 2016. Drinking very well. — 3 days ago

Miguel Torres

Pago del Cielo Celeste Crianza Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2020

A favorite as it has sentimental value. Solid Tempranillo. — 9 days ago