Bodegas La Catedral

Rioja Tempranillo with prestige critic recognition from Decanter and Wine Spectator.

Bodegas La Catedral produces Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja, Spain's most prestigious red wine region. The winery's Reserva, rated 90.0 by prestige critics including Decanter and Wine Spectator, represents the house style: structured Tempranillo with the region's characteristic balance of ripe fruit and savory earth. The Gran Reserva, rated 87.5, offers extended aging potential typical of Rioja's top tier. Both wines reflect the region's continental climate and traditional winemaking approach, where Tempranillo develops complexity through careful oak aging and bottle maturation. Rioja's limestone and clay soils impart mineral tension to the wines, while the vintage variation across the Atlantic-influenced foothills creates wines of depth and aging potential.