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Manchego cheese wine pairing

Manchego goes best with rich red or white wines with good acidity.

Best pairing: Tempranillo

Tempranillo is also called Tinto Fino, Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, and Tinta del País in Spain, and Tinta Roriz and Aragonez in Portugal. This is a fruity and herbaceous red grape variety mostly grown in Spain and Portugal. It is the main grape of red Rioja wine.

Bold red wine bottle

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acidity

tannins

14-17°C | 57-63°F

Notes of Cherry, Plum and Leather

Where Tempranillo is produced

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