Sierra Cantabria, Crianza, Rioja

Sierra Cantabria · Rioja › Spain

Red · Tempranillo Blend Tempranillo

Critics

90 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

89.9

Avg Score

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2016 vintage

I feel like our bottle must be some sort of dud. Tasting it out of the bottle, 2-3hrs decant and we'll over 4 and i expected far more fruit and body. It's got some blackberry, cherry, pomegranate. Don't get me wrong the fruit is there, just felt a bit flat. Nice minerality, licorice, leather, tobacco. Fine elegant tannins, med - acidity and a nice finish. I got another bottle in the cellar - maybe we get luckier next time.

2016 vintage

Nose of dried blackberry and potpourri. Dark plum runs throughout. Taste is pretty fruity up front and deeply tannic on the back end.

2016 vintage

Deep in colour, opening with forest, mushroom, dark red fruits notes. Nice hit of acidity and freshes in the initial taste, medium tannins and finish.

2016 vintage

Well balanced even still fresh. Tasty crianza! Realy good wine.

2016 vintage

Smoked blueberries and Graham Crackers. Pleasant cherry and spice finish. Light bodied. Plush tannins. Thirty minutes of decanting released cherry and raspberry flavors. Nice value.

2016 vintage

deep ruby colour and a nose of red and black cherry that carries onto the mouth. fresh and juicy on the entry, the fruit quickly collides against very grippy tannins that slowly relent into the finish. lovely earthy accents of earth and cocoa powder. good aeration softens the tannins a bit and balances the wine better.

2016 vintage

Nice flavor, very dry, lacks tannins and acidity and richness to rate it any higher. 88.5 points would be my actually rating. At the front of my mouth I get a nice flavor, but as I swallow the wine it has a little coarseness to it.

2016 vintage

SWW - Rioja kontra Ribera del Duero (On-line) : initially floral notes, with some leather and spicy. Dry, firm and elegant

2016 vintage

Very classic rioja, stunningly dry, which allows the fruit to show in a sophisticated way. Dried cherries and plum with tantalizing accents of espresso.

2016 vintage

JS 92. WW 92

2016 vintage

Enjoyed w home made pizza w ricotta, light Italian sausage and salad. Fruity w smooth finish to compliment the meal.

2016 vintage

Hut ab für diesen Crianza !

2016 vintage

Really nice QPR @ $20. Dinner with the family, opened nicely over time.

2016 vintage

Nice nose of cedar wood, black cassis, hint of vanilla.. Nice fruity red fruit, silky tannin.. Good lenght, great QPR.

2016 vintage

smooth, nice spices and fruit

2002 vintage

Garnet color. Some prunes and soy sauce on the nose. Well balanced, with flavors of cherry and spice flavors. Salud!

2002 vintage

Good value for the money. Dark claret in color, fresh fruit (strawberry and cherry), only a hint of oak, and best of all very low in tannins. Smooth finish makes this a wine you can enjoy on a regular basis.

2002 vintage

great value

2002 vintage

Another great bottle.

2002 vintage

Wonderful wine. Rich and fragrant and went with a variety of foods at a party we attended (everything from pizza and chicken wings to cheese).

2002 vintage

Brought to family reunion with Karen and family. Steffi and I only ones that drank.

2002 vintage

All I can say is caboychuck's notes are exactly dead on. We love this wine. His description some up our experience to the letter. We are going back to Costco and loading up.

2002 vintage

Dark purple in color. Nose: absolutely beautiful, roses, red fruit, red cherry, cinammon. Palate: nice & rich, great balance, long, rasp. fruit, cherry, so nice. Gift from winery.

2002 vintage