Sierra de Toloño Rioja Rosado 2025 (750ml) Cucamonga ValleyHigh up in the foothills of the Sierra de Toloo, in Rioja Alavesa, Sandra Bravo works in some of the oldest, and highest altitude vineyards in Rioja, growing Garnacha, Tempranillo, Viura and some Graciano. In her small winery in Villabuena de lava, where she works with steel, anforas, and old wood, this young winemaker translates the mountainous landscape into pure and expressive wines. She harvests multiple varieties from micro terroirs over many
fresh with a pleasant almond-like finish
Freezing temperatures on the morning of April 14th and 15th knocked back the fragile new growth and we thought our crop yields would be down by 50-60%
the harvests are carried out by hand in small
and creating an estate vineyard from scratch
opulent and velvety in texture
dark leather and violets with some dried leaves follow through to a full body with firm
classy package
transported with light flower flavors
Let’s see how it mellows with barrel age
That lees aging gives the wine extra textural support and a creamy approach that makes it so much fun to drink
black tea and vanilla-cinnamon notes on a full body with soft tannins
It has a base wine of Santa Barbara Petit Verdot and Albarino infused with 13 botanicals
