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Tempranillo Castille-et-Léon vin rouge tranquille

Origin

Originating from the natural crossbreeding between a white grape from Ribera del Douero and a red grape from Aragon: the albillo mayor and the benedicto.

Also known as

Tinta de toro, Tinta del País, Tinto fino, Tinta roriz, Aragonés

Tempranillo from Castile and León — grown in the Ribera del Duero (Castile and León), on the clay-limestone soils at 1,000 m altitude with an extreme continental climate (temperature swings +40°C) — produces the great Spanish ageing reds.