93 Points - Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points - James Suckling. From the highly regarded Bodegas Sierra Cantabria, this stunning Rioja Reserva from 30+ year old vines has a beautiful balance of ripe fruit, silky tannins and toasty oak. 18 months in Bordelaise barrels of 50 % French and 50 % American oak. This is Rioja at its very best.

About the Producer

Rated well over 90 points a number of times by Robert Parker - Bodega Sierra Cantabria is located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, a village with a great winemaking tradition in the heat of La Rioja. The winery belongs to the Eguren family, a family that has been making wine for five generations in La Rioja. The wines of Sierra Cantabria are wines in a modern Rioja style, leaving the oak in the background and making the fruit and the intensity stand out. Known to be supplying wines to the Spanish Royal Family, Sierra Cantabria is at the height of wine making in Spain.

Since 1870, a period spanning five generations, the family has been dedicated to the cultivation of vines and the production and ageing of the best wines of La Rioja. They have been able to pass down from father to son both knowledge and tradition yet, at the same time, adapting them to the new advances in technology and always maintaining their respect for the soil and the vine.

Taste

Winemakers tasting note: Intense Cherry. Toasty nose of oak with light traces of fine reduction (tobacco and cedar), ripe fruit with varietal expression, Light floral traces (petals). Rounded palate, flavoursome, elegant, spicy and toasty back aroma. 

Wine Press / Awards

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast (2013 Vintage)

92 Points - James Suckling (2013 Vintage)

93 Points - Guía Peñín (2013 Vintage)

90+ Points - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate (2013 Vintage)

Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 Silver Medal (2013 Vintage)