# Tempranillo blanco > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tempranillo_blanco > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tempranillo_blanco.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempranillo_blanco > Source revision: 1330385338 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Tempranillo blanco** is a white [Spanish wine](/source/Spanish_wine) [grape variety](/source/Grape_variety) that is grown in the [Rioja](/source/Rioja_(wine)) *[Denominación de Origen](/source/Denominaci%C3%B3n_de_Origen)* (DOC). It is a mutation of the red [Tempranillo](/source/Tempranillo) grape variety that is planted in Rioja. The white grape variety was discovered in a Tempranillo vineyard in the Rioja region by a wine grower in the late 20th century. In 2007, the *[Consejo Regulador](/source/Consejo_Regulador)* of Rioja officially sanctioned the use of Tempranillo blanco in the DOC wines of Rioja.[1] ## History Tempranillo blanco was discovered in 1988 by a wine grower in a Tempranillo vineyard near [Murillo de Río Leza](/source/Murillo_de_R%C3%ADo_Leza) in the [La Rioja](/source/La_Rioja_(Spain)) province of northern Spain. While Tempranillo is a dark-skin variety used to produce red wine, the grower discovered that one of his vines had undergone a mutation that produced yellow-green clusters after [veraison](/source/Veraison).[2] In the 21st century, the [University of La Rioja](/source/University_of_La_Rioja) and the [Agricultural Research and Development Centre](/source/Agricultural_Research_and_Development_Centre) (CIDA) worked with local wineries (such as [Viña Ijalba](/source/Vi%C3%B1a_Ijalba)) to help revive and establish native grape varieties such as Tempranillo.[3] ## Use in Rioja Currently Tempranillo blanco is found only in the Rioja wine region of Spain.[2] In 2007, the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade working with the *Consejo Regulador* of the Rioja region came to an agreement that would allow the planting and use of Tempranillo blanco in white Rioja wines produced under the DOC labels. Tempranillo blanco was one of three native white varieties added to permitted list of Rioja grapes--[Maturana Blanca](/source/Maturana_Blanca) and [Turruntés](/source/Turrunt%C3%A9s) being the others. Additionally, [Maturana Tinta](/source/Maturana_Tinta), [Maturano](/source/Maturano), [Monastel](/source/Monastel), [Chardonnay](/source/Chardonnay), [Sauvignon Blanc](/source/Sauvignon_Blanc) and [Verdejo](/source/Verdejo) were added with Tempranillo blanco in the first major change of the Rioja [wine laws](/source/Wine_laws) involving grape varieties since the wine region was officially established in 1925.[4] Under the DOC rules, in order to have new plantings of Tempranillo blanco vineyards must pull up or uproot a previous planting of another variety. Wineries are able to use Tempranillo blanco in blends or as a [varietal](/source/Varietal) bottling.[4] ## Viticulture and winemaking Tempranillo blanco produces medium-sized clusters with loose, average size berries that are yellow-green in color. The variety [buds](/source/Buds_(vine)) late but goes through veraison and [ripens](/source/Ripens_(wine)) early. At [harvest](/source/Harvest_(wine)) the grapes usually have a high [malic acid](/source/Malic_acid) and high levels of [aromatic](/source/Aromatic_(wine)) [phenolic compounds](/source/Phenolic_compounds_(wine)) such as [terpenes](/source/Terpenes) that contribute floral, tropical and citrus notes to the wine.[2] As a new variety, growers and winemakers are still learning about Tempranillo blanco and the types of wines it can produce. Winemaker Juan Carlos Sancha of Viña Ijalba, which has 1.5 [hectares](/source/Hectares) of the grape planted, describes Tempranillo blanco as having *"...fantastic [acidity](/source/Acidity_(wine)) and aromas, and will combine well with [Viura](/source/Macabeo)."*[5] ## Synonyms Among the various [synonyms](/source/Synonym) that Tempranillo blanco has been known under include: Albana, Cencibel de la Mancha, Forenses, Temprana, Tempranilla and Tempranillo de la Rioja.[6] ## References 1. Victor de la Serna *"[Rioja goes varietal happy](http://www.wine-business-international.com/197-bmV3c19pZD0yNTg--en-print_vorlage_news.html) [Archived](https://archive.today/20130209064918/http://www.wine-business-international.com/197-bmV3c19pZD0yNTg--en-print_vorlage_news.html) 2013-02-09 at archive.today"* *Wine Business International* Jan 20th, 2007 1. Rioja DOC *"[Grape Varieties](http://us.riojawine.com/en/8-grape-varieties.html)"* Official Site. Accessed: May 20th, 2012 1. Wines From Spain (trade organization) *"[Viña Ijalba reinterprets wines from Rioja](http://www.winesfromspain.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6763454_6784509_4546734,00.html?currentPag=1)"* pg 3, December 30th, 2011 1. Jacob Gaffney *"[Rioja to Allow New Grape Varieties](http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Rioja-to-Allow-New-Grape-Varieties_3368)"* *The Wine Spectator* January 29, 2007 1. Amy Wislocki *"[Rioja: the rise of indigenous grape varieties](http://www.decanter.com/people-and-places/wine-articles/484191/rioja-the-rise-of-indigenous-grape-varieties)"* *Decanter* October 9th, 2009 1. [Vitis International Variety Catalogue](/source/Vitis_International_Variety_Catalogue) *"[Tempranillo blanco](http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=12349)"* Accessed: May 20th, 2012 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tempranillo blanco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempranillo_blanco) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempranillo_blanco?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.