Find six Decanter award winning Tempranillos (including a Regional Trophy and a Gold) from Ribera del Duero and Rioja.
*Award winning wines are selected from 2014 and 2015 Decanter World Wine Awards and Decanter Asia Wine Awards.
6 Award-winning Tempranillos from Rioja and Ribera del Duero
Wines
Áster, Ribera del Duero Crianza, Mainland Spain, Spain 2009
Meaty, brooding, powerful and classy. Evolving, savoury mocha aromas show black cherries, dried herbs and spice, with toasty raspberry and vanilla characters. Chewy and juicy on the palate, with fruitcake, plums, and good supporting depth and freshness of acidity. Dark chocolate and coffee finish. Delicious.
La Rioja Alta, Viña Ardanza, Rioja Reserva, Mainland Spain, Spain 2005
A fine, old-fashioned Rioja with classic, well-developed fruit aromas showing nice secondary characters of slightly burnt coffee beans, soy sauce, liquorice and tobacco leaves. Complex, with lots of depth, richness and elegance on the palate, leather, dried leaves and spice.
Marqués de Riscal, Rioja Reserva, Mainland Spain, Spain 2010
Warm nose of ripe plummy red fruit, chocolate, liquorice, vanilla and oak. A developed, medium-acidity, structured-tannin palate showcasing strawberry and cherry oaked fruit; leads to a warm finish. Mellow and drinkable.
Finca Villacreces, Ribera del Duero, Mainland Spain, Spain 2012
Dark and ripe fruit on the nose with blackcurrants, plums and notes of spice and oak. Sweet fruit on the palate with long soft tannins and persistent flavour intensity. Bright acidity lifts the long finish.
Emilio Moro, Ribera del Duero, Mainland Spain, Spain 2012
Elegant primary perfume reveals the savoury, fresh palate. Harmonious mid-palate lift finds support in the ripe, oaky tannins. Clean, expressive and simple. Classic Ribera.
Campo Viejo, Tempranillo, Rioja, Mainland Spain, Spain 2013
Ripe, freshly picked strawberries with a lively, zesty acidity and delicately deployed oak. Bright and juicy and long with a charming sweet fruit finish.