Sierra Cantabria Rioja Reserva 2017 NO20231018 Drink between 2025 and 2035

Drink between 2025 and 2035

The elevage in large format Slovenien oak Botti pushed this contrast further by retaining freshness while also filling out the mouthfeel and structure

On the nose aromas of white fruit

and it makes its sparkling wine exactly the same way — second fermentation in the bottle

All the berries

Sierra Cantabria Rioja Reserva 2017 NO20231018 Drink between 2025 and 2035Reserva on a Rioja label too often means the fruit got sanded down by years in barrel. Sierra Cantabria's version argues otherwise. The Eguren family farms in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, on the high, cool northern edge of Rioja beneath the Cantabrian mountains, and this is all Tempranillo, aged around eighteen months in a mix of French and American oak. That is enough to add spice and structure without burying the vineyard. 2017 was the frost year,