Size75cl
Vintage2019
ABV14.5%
CountrySpain
RegionRioja
Main GrapeTempranillo (65%)
ExpressionRed, Richly Textured and Full-Bodied

Tasting note

Whilst extremely concentrated and complex, there is a certain approachable quality to this wine which makes it a pleasure to drink in it's youth as well as in maturity. Powdery fine tannins, beautiful cherry fruit and a seemingly never ending array of floral high notes and subtle spice aromas.

In the press

The luxury cuvée 2019 Mágico is a blend of 65% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 2.5% de Graciano, 1% Alicante Bouschet and 1.1% other reds and whites, 4.4% Calagraño, 3.2% Turruntés and 2.8% Viura, the breakdown of the vineyard, a plot planted after phylloxera and showing the classical field blend of the early 20th century. All the grapes except the Garnacha were harvested and fermented together in a French oak vat followed by malolactic in new 500-liter oak barrels, where the wine matured for some 25 months. It's ripe and heady, showcasing the style of the year and the preferences here, when they favor powerful years, spicy and with a lactic touch, full-bodied, with good ripeness and nice balance and freshness. Drink 2023-2032.
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
A 1.18-hectare plot within the El Vardallo vineyard is the source of this remarkable wine, made with nine different grape varieties, five of which are white. Tempranillo makes up 65% of the blend, but that leaves a lot of space for other things. Co-fermented, with the exception of the 20% Garnacha, this is delicately wooded, stony and refined, with sweet spices, savoury tannins, sappy red berry and bramble fruit and lovely zip and palate length.

Viticulture

Sierra Cantabria, marking 150 years, merges history with innovation. Numanthia and San Vicente projects have redefined Rioja. Viñedos de Sierra Cantabria wines reflect unique terroir, like Oenologival jewels. El Vardallo vineyard, dry-farmed and horse-plowed, produces Sierra Cantabria Mágico with minimal yields and biodynamic practices.

Vinification

Sierra Cantabria Mágico: A supreme Rioja wine born from El Vardallo vineyard's ancient treasures. This field blend boasts rare varieties, including Tempranillo, Tinta de Toro, Grenache, Graciano, Petit Bouschet, and more. Hand-sorted and cofermented in wooden vats, it offers complexity and elegance. Malolactic in new French oak barrels.

ClosureNatural Cork
Grape Varieties
Tempranillo65%
Garnacha20%
Other9%
Viura4%
Graciano2%
pH3.68
Total Acidity5.5g/l Tartaric
Residual Sugar1.3g/l
Allergens
Sulphur
SKU CodeH4117519