Grape
Tempranillo in Rioja
104 producers in Rioja make wine from Tempranillo that has been rated, and for 98 of them it is the leading grape. The villages with the most producers are Laguardia (15), Haro (10), Elciego (6), San Vicente de la Sonsierra (5), Aldeanueva de Ebro (5).
Tempranillo occupies most of the vineyards in Rioja (Consejo Regulador). It is the main grape of the red wines, on its own or blended, and the Consejo describes the clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alavesa as ideal for it.
| Producer | Village | Falstaff | Main grapes | Farming | Visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marqués de Murrieta | Logroño | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri | Labastida | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| La Rioja Alta | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodega Contador | San Vicente de la Sonsierra | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas López de Heredia Viña Tondonia | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Roda | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas y Vinedos Pujanza | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Muga | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Cune | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Yes | |
| Bodegas Valdemar | Oyón | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Tempranillo Blanco, Graciano | Conventional | Yes |
| Finca Allende | Briones | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | |
| Vinedos Sierra Cantabria | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Miguel Merino | Briones | ★★★★★ | Mazuelo, Tempranillo | ||
| Señorio de San Vicente | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodega Orben | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodega Alegre Valgañon | Sajazarra | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Viñedos de Páganos | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Izadi | Villabuena de Álava | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Lan | Fuenmayor | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Marqués de Cáceres | Cenicero | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura, Verdejo | Conventional | Yes |
| Abel Mendoza Monge | San Vicente de la Sonsierra | ★★★★★ | Graciano, Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Ramón Bilbao | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha, Verdejo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Sonsierra | San Vicente de la Sonsierra | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Luis Cañas | Villabuena de Álava | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Bhilar | Elvillar | ★★★★★ | Viura, Tempranillo | Organic | |
| Barón de Ley | Mendavia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Faustino | Oyón | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Baigorri | Samaniego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Tobelos | Briñas | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Riojanas | Cenicero | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Finca Valpiedra | Fuenmayor | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Beronia | Ollauri | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Yes | |
| Bodegas Del Medievo | Aldeanueva de Ebro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Graciano, Tempranillo Blanco | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Luis Alegre | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| S.C. Bodega San Miguel | Ausejo | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodega Torre de Oña | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Viña Salceda | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Conde de los Andes | Ollauri | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas y Viñedos Labastida | Labastida | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Yes | |
| Finca la Emperatriz | Baños de Rioja | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Miguel Torres - Rioja | Labastida | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Hacienda El Ternero | El Ternero | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Marqués de Riscal - Bodega Elciego | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Montecillo | Fuenmayor | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Viñedos de Aldeanueva | Aldeanueva de Ebro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Verdejo, Garnacha | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Valdelana | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Martinez Lacuesta | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha | ||
| Bodegas Palacios Remondo | Alfaro | ★★★★★ | Viura, Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Tobía | Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas y Vinedos Gómez Cruzado | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Navajas | Navarrete | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Graciano, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas de la Marquesa Valserrano | Villabuena de Álava | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Campillo | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodega Paco García | Murillo de Río Leza | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Viña Bujanda | Oyón | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Rioja Vega | Viana | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Tempranillo Blanco | Conventional | Yes |
| El Coto de Rioja | Oyón | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Muriel | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Hacienda López de Haro | San Vicente de la Sonsierra | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Palacio | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Verdejo, Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodega 202 | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Larchago | Lapuebla de Labarca | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas d. Mateos | Aldeanueva de Ebro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo Blanco, Garnacha, Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Navarrsotillo | Andosilla | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Tempranillo Blanco | Organic | |
| Bodegas Valdelacierva | Navarrete | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha | Conventional | |
| Finca Nueva | Briones | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Amézola de la Mora | Torremontalbo | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Valgrande | San Vicente de la Sonsierra | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Amaren | Samaniego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Graciano | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Carlos Serres | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas y Viñedos Ortega Ezquerro | Tudelilla | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Domeco de Jarauta | Aldeanueva de Ebro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Yes | |
| Viña Olabarri | Haro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Corral | Navarrete | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Burgo Viejo | Alfaro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Ondarre | Viana | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Murua | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Viura | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas del Marqués de Vargas | Logroño | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Vivanco | Briones | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha | Conventional | Yes |
| Altos de Rioja | Elvillar | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Graciano | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Santalba | Gimileo | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Tierra Agrícola Labastida | Labastida | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Franco-Españolas | Logroño | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Tarón | Tirgo | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodega Nuestra Señora de Vico | Arnedo | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Marqués de Reinosa | Autol | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Alvia | Ventosa | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Leza García | Uruñuela | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Sauvignon Blanc, Tempranillo Blanco | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Altanza | Fuenmayor | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Viña Eguía | Elciego | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Covila | Lapuebla de Labarca | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Criadores de Rioja S.L. | Alberite | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Casa Primicia | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Bodegas Palacio 1894 | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo, Verdejo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Juan Alcorta | Logroño | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Vallobera | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Eguren Ugarte | Laguardia | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Forcada | Cervera del Río Alhama | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Heredad de Baroja | Elvillar | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | |
| Bodegas Sendero Royal | Aldeanueva de Ebro | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | ||
| Bodegas Patrocinio | Uruñuela | ★★★★★ | Tempranillo | Conventional | Yes |
| Zinio bogedgas | Uruñuela | Tempranillo, Tempranillo Blanco | |||
| Bodegas Jalón, S.L. | Alberite | Tempranillo |
Books and guides
- Wine GrapesJancis Robinson, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz · Ecco · in English
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