Palacio Quemado Gran Reserva Tempranillo

Ribera del Guadiana, Spain

Ribera del Guadiana's finest Gran Reserva — Tempranillo and Graciano from Alange's ancient granite vines with extended aging in American and French oak. Cedar, dark cherry, leather, tobacco, and the warm Extremaduran fruit concentration balanced by the granite soils' natural mineral freshness. Spain's most underrated Gran Reserva.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Extremadura's most traditional dish and its finest Gran Reserva — the wine's cedar and dark fruit handles the chorizo's fat richness; pimentón bridges the wine's earthy character
• main: Game bird in the Extremaduran hunting tradition paired with its regional wine — the wine's leather and tobacco complexity handles the partridge's rich gaminess; vinegar escabeche's acidity bridges