2021 Finca San Martin Crianza, Torre de Oña
Rioja, Spain
Finca San Martin Crianza captures the young spirit of Rioja Alavesa, always a reliable and delicious Crianza that drinks like many Reserva’s.
This 2021 Vintage displays a nose that is fresh with vibrant fruit aromas and hints of wild strawberries, raspberries and cranberries. These red fruit notes are followed by spicy aromas of vanilla, caramel, cedar and liquorice. Balanced on the palate with a lively attack and a smooth and balanced mid-palate. The finish is long with a fruity expression and balsamic notes.
Whats in the bottle
 Tempranillo 100%
Notable Awards
 91 pts James Suckling
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In 1985, a Cuban businessman with a passion for wine decided to build his own winery in Rioja Alavesa. Initially, Don Leandro Vázquez acquired 15 hectares of vineyards at Páganos in Laguardia. Over the next decade, he expanded to 45 hectares. The philosophy of Torre de Oña was to be summed up in five words: “Terruño. Serenidad. Elegancia. Singularidad. Intemporalidad.” – terroir, serenity, elegance, individuality, timelessness. More specifically, Don Leandro set out to produce high-quality modern wine that expressed the exclusive characteristics of a prestigious Rioja Alavesa estate.
By 1995, he decided that the best way to take that vision into the future was to sell to an organisation which would honour his philosophy and maintain the winery he had built with such dedication. He turned to La Rioja Alta S.A and the rest they say is history.
The harvest is done by hand in boxes, with bunches selected in the vineyard. The grapes are transported to the winery where they undergo natural alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged for 16 months in new American oak barrels made by our in-house coopers (60%) and in French oak barrels that have previously contained two wines (40%). We carried out three traditional rackings by candlelight, from barrel to barrel, to remove the sediment by hand and to avoid aggressive filtering. Bottled in November 2022.
Grape	
Tempranillo
Country	
Spain
Producer	
La Rioja Alta
Region	
Rioja
Types	
Red Wine
Size	
750ml
Vintage	
2021
2021 Finca San Martin Crianza, Torre de Oña
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