Red
Sierra Cantabria Finca El Bosque (Rioja)
Rioja · Spain
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Tempranillo
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Rioja
- Appellation
- Rioja
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · queijo curado · carne de caça · carnes vermelhas grelhadas
Rated vintages
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201393 pts
Aromas of cola nut, bacon, blackberry, licorice and wood smoke announce a raw rugged palate that's not nearly as plump and lush as it normally is: a clear reflection of the cool 2013 vintage in Rioja. Dry peppery black-fruit flavors finish with toasty oak and licorice notes. Alt…
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201194 pts
Burnt toast, mineral, raw char, pencil lead, tobacco and blackberry aromas make for a highly complex and powerful nose. Following on that theme, this is packed and intense on the palate, with smoky black fruit and licorice flavors that finish oaky, toasty and blackened. This is…
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200995 pts
El Bosque is Eguren family top-shelf Rioja that's a knockout. It's dark as night, with dusty aromas of cola, cocoa, marzipan, blackberry and spice all rolled into a finessed whole. Feels tight as a drum but balanced, with monstrous flavors of boysenberry, cassis, peppercorn, bak…