Mazuelo
Best known in Rioja
The Rioja name for the grape known in France as Carignan. Deep colour, fresh acidity and firm tannins. Used in small amounts to add structure and freshness to Tempranillo blends.
Bodegas Taron Crianza Rioja Alta
£14.9575cl
Why you'll love it
Tempranillo and Mazuelo blend from Rioja Alta delivers a soft, appealing style with great balance.
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- CountrySpain
- RegionRioja
- GrapeMazuelo, Tempranillo
- StyleMedium
- Alcohol13.5%
- Vegan
What it tastes like
Bright ruby with red berries, plum, and cherry. Smooth oak and smoked notes from 14 months in American oak, balanced tannins, and a long finish.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- Game meatsPheasant · Partridge · Game pie
- Hearty stewsCasseroles · Cassoulet · Beef and ale
- LambRoast leg · Rack of lamb · Slow shoulder
- Mature cheeseVintage Cheddar · Aged Gouda · Old Comté
- VealEscalope · Osso buco · Saltimbocca
Perfect with roasts, game birds like pheasant, and cheese.
The grapes
Tempranillo
Best known in Rioja, Ribera del Duero
Spain's great red grape. Cherry, plum, tobacco and leather, with smooth tannins, and oak ageing adds vanilla and spice. It is the heart of Rioja and Ribera del Duero, and in Portugal's Douro the same grape is called Tinta Roriz.
Where it's from
Rioja
Spain
Spain's most famous wine region. Tempranillo-based reds — Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva — defined by their relationship with American and French oak. Traditional Rioja has a distinctive vanilla, coconut character; modern styles are more fruit-forward. Both can be magnificent.
Meet the producer
Bodegas Tarón
Rioja, Spain
Bodegas Tarón is a cooperative of four villages in northern Rioja Alta, pooling over 700 hectares of vineyards. They hold to traditional Rioja methods. We stock the range, from rosé and white to Crianza and the Pantocrátor from 70+ year-old bush vines.
More from Bodegas Tarón →The story behind it
A cooperative from four Rioja Alta villages pooling vineyards and expertise to craft quality, traditional Rioja wines.
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Delivery & collection
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