This succulent, elegant Crianza Rioja is Sierra Cantabria's most widely-admired wine due to its exceptional value and juicy yet complex style. Ripe blackberry and cherry fruit, hints of spice, smoke and liquorice, and a dusting of cocoa and toasted oak combine to form an easy yet intricate Rioja, with layers of flavour. Crafted by Marcos Eguren, regarded as Spain’s greatest winemaker.
Rioja Crianza
Sierra Cantabria
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Winemaking
Exclusively from Sierra Cantabria's family vineyards. Tempranillo grapes are 100% destemmed, and are macerated on the skins both before and after fermentation. The yeasts used are strains selected from the family vineyards. Matured for 14 months before release in French and American oak Bordelaise barrels.
Press Review
93/100 - A village wine sourced from estate sites in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida, the 2021 Crianza is all Tempranillo grown in an extreme diversity of soils. Freshness and finesse are the markers of the area, and both are well represented here. Medium-bodied power supports generous, velvety layers of ripe raspberry complemented by an undercurrent of chocolate and wood spice. Pretty, there’s a hint of saline and leather that lead to a lengthy finish. This should drink well over the next decade.
Press Review
92/100 - The pure Tempranillo 2021 Crianza, a modern classical red from a great year, shows the power, elegance and freshness of the year, with pristine fruit and very integrated oak after it spent 14 years in barrel, some of them American. It has tension and the elegant tannins from the year. It's approachable and will also be long lived. This is one of the finest years for this red that represents very good value.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountrySpain
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RegionRioja
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StyleMedium Bodied
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUC9096121
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Alcohol %14.5%
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GrapeTempranillo
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Unit Volume75cl