Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz / Tinta Cão

Tempranillo is the Spanish equivalent to Cabernet Sauvignon. It is blended with Garnacha to make Rioja and is one of the few Spanish grape varieties to have been adopted in Portugal. It has many synonyms including Tinto Madrid (Spain), Tinto de la Rioja (Spain), Tinto de Toro (Spain) and Cencibel (Castile La Mancha, Madrid, Aragón, Extremadura, Murcia). Its grapes are thick skinned and capable of making deep colored, long-lasting wines that are not, unusually for Spain, high in alcohol.