Tempranillo is Spain’s most important and widely recognised red grape variety, forming the backbone of many of the country’s most celebrated wines. Best known through regions such as Rioja and Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo produces wines that balance ripe fruit, savoury spice, freshness and structure, with styles ranging from vibrant everyday reds to complex and long-lived cellar-worthy bottles.
The grape adapts strongly to climate and winemaking style. In cooler and higher-altitude regions, Tempranillo often shows fresher acidity and red fruit character, while warmer areas produce deeper and fuller-bodied wines with darker fruit, softer tannin and greater concentration. Oak ageing also plays a major role in many traditional Spanish wines, adding notes of vanilla, cedar, tobacco and spice alongside Tempranillo’s natural savoury character.
Our Tempranillo range focuses on expressive growers producing wines with balance, freshness and regional identity, from traditional Rioja and Ribera del Duero to fresher low-intervention bottlings and modern Spanish reds. Alongside established producers, the collection also includes organically farmed and minimal intervention wines chosen for drinkability, texture and purity of fruit.
Expect flavours of cherry, plum, blackberry, dried herbs, tobacco and spice alongside wines that pair naturally with grilled meat, tapas, roast vegetables and aged cheese. Whether you prefer younger fruit-forward Tempranillo or more mature oak-aged styles with savoury complexity, Tempranillo remains one of the most versatile and food-friendly red grape varieties in the wine world.
