Rioja San Vicente de la Sonsierra

Spain
Rioja
2022

This is the village level wine from Moraza. 100% Tempranillo from numerous plots ranging from 450 to 650m elevation from a mix of limestone and clay soils. Fermented and aged in concrete.

92 points
"The 2022 Rioja “San Vicente de la Sonsierra” from Janire Moraza is made entirely from Tempranillo, from the family’s organic and biodynamically-farmed vineyards. The wine is fermented with native yeasts in cement vats and raised in the same vessels until bottling. The 2022 comes in at a svelte 12.5 percent octane and delivers a lovely bouquet of black raspberries, black cherries, cigar wrapper, a gentle touch of Rioja spice tones, a lovely base of soil and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, complex and tangy, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent soil signature and grip, ripe tannins and a long, focused and well balanced finish. This is really a lovely example of un-oaked Rioja. 2032-2075. "
John Gilman,
View from the Cellar
Issue 117

SKU/Code: 
DB5416-22
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Tempranillo
Farming Type: 
Biodynamic