The cellar

Top-rated Tempranillo

Every wine

The highest-rated Tempranillo bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Douro Valley Barca Velha Ferreira 5.0 Ribera del Duero Malleolus de Sanchomartín Bodegas Emilio Moro 5.0 Ribera del Duero Pingus Dominio de Pingus 5.0 Douro Valley Quinta do Noval Nacional Quinta do Noval 5.0 Ribera del Duero Vega Sicilia Unico Bodegas Vega Sicilia 4.9 Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta 4.9 Rioja Gran Reserva 890 La Rioja Alta S.A. 4.9 Douro Valley Taylor's Vintage Port Taylor's Port

Good value

Tempranillo under €25

The best-rated Tempranillo bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.6 Alentejo Marquês de Borba Reserva Tinto J. Portugal Ramos, Vinhos 4.5 Rioja Marques de Riscal Reserva Marques de Riscal 4.4 Alentejo Barrocal Reserva Tinto Sao Lourenco do Barrocal 4.4 Penedes Clos Ancestral Red Familia Torres 4.4 Alentejo Conde d'Ervideira Reserva Tinto Ervideira 4.4 Alentejo Cortes de Cima Tinto Cortes de Cima 4.4 Rioja Cune Reserva CVNE 4.4 Douro Valley Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Fonseca Porto

At the table

What to eat with Tempranillo

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Tempranillo, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Tempranillo food pairing →

Region by region

Where Tempranillo is made

8 regions, with their best Tempranillo bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Tempranillo

Every cheese
Queso Camerano Our pick Curado Camerano, ripened at least 75 days, is hard, with a brown-green mould rind and a salty, slightly bitter finish. A Tempranillo-led Reserva, aged a year or more in oak, brings fruit that softens the bitterness, while the cheese's salt tames the tannin. Rioja Reserva (Tempranillo-led), Rioja: Vina Tondonia Reserva · Vina Ardanza Reserva · Dalmau Reserva
Formatge serrat Our pick Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon, full bodied and aged in oak, has firm tannin with cedar and dark fruit; serrat's fat and dense, eyeless paste soften the tannin, and its intense, peppery flavour holds up to the wine. Oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon (DO Penedès), Penedes: Gran Coronas

Plan the trip

Taste Tempranillo where it grows

Tastings and tours in the regions above, and somewhere to stay.

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