Chief grape variety of red Rioja wines, named from the Spanish for 'early' (11) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEMPRANILLO Chief grape variety of red Rioja wines, named from the Spanish for 'early' (11) (11)
8% PINOT ___ noir (red-wine grape variety) (5)
6% CLARET Red wine from Bordeaux (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
6% PINOTNOIR Black grape / red wine (5,4) (9) The Guardian Quick Oct 21, 2025
6% MERLOT Red grape variety (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 13, 2025
6% CONCORD Grape variety (7) Eugene Sheffer Sep 20, 2025
5% BURGUNDY Dry red wine (8) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
5% CAB Red wine, for short (3) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
5% MEDOC Fine red bordeaux wine (5) The Times Specialist Nov 10, 2025
5% AGE Get better, as red wine (3)
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