Bideona S4MG0 (Samaniego) 2020

Transitioning from Villabuena to the higher slopes closest to the Sierra Cantabria, Samaniego produces some of the most sought after grapes of Rioja Alavesa. The wines have a powerful frame with fresh acidity and firm, but velvety tannins. The fruit tends towards sour cherries and a minty, spicy complexity. The wines have the structure and depth to age beautifully for decades, but show remarkable grace in their youth also.