Beckstone · Livermore
Tempranillo
The sleeper red in the competition lineup. Judges repeatedly found sound craft, balance, beautiful tannin, and genuine aging potential in this youthful Tempranillo.
Wine highlights
01 / Progress
The wine,
step by step.
- MakingTempranillo
A youthful Tempranillo enters the archive
The wine developed a deep ruby color and a profile marked by vanilla, anise, earth, brightness, and structured tannin.
- RecognitionStrong red
Beautiful silky tannins
Judges called the wine well-crafted and balanced, praising the quality and nobility of its tannins.
- Aging2–5 years
Time remains an ingredient
The wine was considered appropriately youthful, with two to five additional years of cellaring expected to improve it.
02 / Tasting record · California State Fair judging
“Beautiful silky tannins—and time still on its side.”
Deep ruby color, vanilla, anise, subtle earth, brightness, and balanced structure made the 2023 Tempranillo one of the most consistently praised GAEA reds in the judging sheets.
Wine profile
- Aroma
- Vanilla · anise · earth
- Tannin
- Noble and silky
- Future
- Age-worthy
03 / Notes
What stays
in the record.
What the judges saw
The most enthusiastic notes centered on the details that matter for long-term red-wine quality: balance, noble tannin, craft, and aging potential.
The larger lesson
Needing more time is not the same as being inadequate. The 2023 Tempranillo is preserved as an age-worthy wine still moving toward its fullest expression.