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Tempranillo/Tinto Fino
A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.
Tempranillo-based wines tend to have a spicy, herbal, tobacco-like character accompanied by ripe strawberry and red cherry fruits. It produces fresh, vibrantly fruit driven "jovenes" meant for drinking young. However Tempranillo really comes into its own when oak aged, as with the top Riojas where its flavours seem to harmonise perfectly with both French and American oak, producing rich, powerful and concentrated wines which can be extraordinarily long-lived.
In Ribera del Duero it generally sees less oak - the exception being Vega Sicilia where it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and then aged for an astonishing 7 years in oak and is unquestionably one of the world`s greatest wines.
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Established in the mid 19th century Bodegas Amézola de la Mora have crafted this elegant and sophisticated Rioja especially for us. It has been aged for fifteen months in a combination of French ( 40%) and American ( 60%) barrels, illustrating the Gallic influence on a house that would traditionally have relied exclusively on American oak and adding a twist of complexity to the richly creamy mid-palate, in the process buttressing the balsamic dark fruit profile with finely etched tannins and hints of spice. A delicious Rioja, rich and luxuriant beyond the relatively modest colour, this is a perfect match for roast lamb, roast pork and lighter game dishes.
A classically smooth and velvety Rioja wine to enjoy over the next 3 years.
Simon Field MW BBR Buyer
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