Bottle of Finca Valpiedra Rioja Reserva, Rioja Alta, Spain, single estate Tempranillo red wine

Rioja Reserva 2016

Finca Valpiedra

Try if you like Syrah (Shiraz)

blackcurrants | red cherries | cinnamon

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Drew's Tasting Note

Soft tobacco leaf and black fruit aromas. Smooth and rich blackcurrant and red cherry flavours, interlaced with notes of leather, cinnamon spice and cracked black pepper. Luscious length of flavours in the mouth.

Producer: Finca Valpiedra | Vintage: 2016 | From: Rioja, Spain | Alcohol: 14.0 | Size: 75cl | Style: full-bodied red, still | Grape: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mourvédre (Mataro)

2016 vintage, 93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, February 2024

The Winery

Finca Valpiedra sits on one of the Ebro River's most spectacular meanders in Rioja, where 80 hectares of vineyards are laid out across three river terraces and divided into 14 individual plots. The estate's pebbly, limestone-rich soils give it its name, Valpiedra, meaning 'valley of stones', and produce wines with a mineral, structured character that sets them apart from most wines in the region. The Martínez Bujanda family built a winery at the heart of the estate in 1994. When it opened in 1999, Finca Valpiedra became one of the founding members of the Grandes Pagos de España, the country's most exclusive association of single-estate wines.

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