Sierra Cantabria Rioja Reserva 2017 CS20230718 savory depth—think tuna tartare

savory depth—think tuna tartare

Region: Santiago Matatlan

mineral expression with salinity and precision

according to a traditional recipe

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Sierra Cantabria Rioja Reserva 2017 CS20230718 savory depth—think tuna tartareReserva 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,