Winemaker Notes
Intense colour with purple hues. The aromas of violet and Mediterranean herbs complement the delicate chocolate and toasted notes from the subtle maturation in oak. An elegant mouth, of fresh notes combined with round and sweet tannins. In perfect balance with natural acidity, the finish is kind and persistent.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The eponymous red 2023 Sierra de Toloño wants to reflect the power and freshness of the Sierra Cantabria. It's the entry-level red, produced in a simple way and with a straightforward profile and style but serious and with a chalky texture and a dry finish. In 2023, she had to pick early because of the very warm temperatures in August, but through viticulture and soil management, she achieved a wine with freshness and contained ripeness, aided by some rain in September. It's from vineyards in Ribas de Tereso, fermented in stainless steel at low temperature with indigenous yeasts and matured in neutral 225-liter barrels and amphorae for eight months. It has 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.67 and 5.2 grams of acidity, which are pretty "normal" parameters for a fresh, Atlantic red. Rating: 91+
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.