Tempranillo

Question 1

Characteristics

Answer 1

• Medium acidity
• Medium tannins
• Red fruit (strawberry, red cherry) and black fruit flavours (black berry, black plum)
• Secondary flavours include vanilla, smoke, or cedar
• Can develop tertiary flavours of mushroom, leather and dried fruit in the bottle

Question 2

Spain

Regions

Answer 2

Catalunya DO
Rioja DOCa
* The most famous
* Sometimes blended with Garnacha for early consumption
* Based on aging periods before release:
Crianza -> Reserva -> Gran Reserva

Ribera del Duero DO
* Full body
* Fresh black fruit flavours