2022 | Sierra Cantabria Finca El Bosque | Rioja Tannat fruity and full in the

fruity and full in the finish

A sublayer of fresh acidity and minerality picks up the flavors and carries them on through the finish around fine tannins and a note of fresh thyme

with sleek acidity and a subtle

with the austere profile of the other whites here

The skin-inflection confers textural intrigue and considerably more complexity than otherwise

2022 | Sierra Cantabria Finca El Bosque | Rioja Tannat fruity and full in theThe 2022 Finca El Bosque grows in clay limestone soils with abundant gravel and pebbles from bush trained vines. It shows surprising finesse and elegance, its rounded edges etched in a contrast of iron like black fruit supported by tremendous structure and firm tannins. The fruit is rich and ripe but more savory in character, nuanced in a sous bois quality and bright underlying acidity that persists through a long, balsamic finish. 95 Pts Jeb Dunnuck