Viñedos Sierra Cantabria Rioja XF Rosé 2025 (750ml) *
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Description
A rosé built from an unusually mixed hand: Garnacha and Sauvignon Blanc lead at 30% each, with Viura, Tempranillo Blanco, and small amounts of Maturana and Tempranillo filling out the rest. Viñedos Sierra Cantabria fermented this 2025 from Rioja on limestone-rich soils using yeasts drawn from their own vineyards, working both skins and musts together, and bottled it without oak. The result is very pale, closer to salmon than anything deeper, and it leans toward subtlety rather than showiness.
The nose turns on sour and red cherry, with a taut, almost mineral edge that recalls the whites of Galicia, though the fruit here reads a shade riper. What sets it apart is the texture: creamy and velvety on the palate, carrying a savory depth you rarely find in a rosé this light. Serious and a touch austere, clean and finely drawn, it rewards attention more than it courts it.
Expert Reviews
Very pale in color, the 2025 Rosado XF blends Garnacha (30%), Sauvignon Blanc (30%), Viura (20%), Maturana (5%), Tempranillo (5%) and Tempranillo Blanco (10%), combining both skins and musts during fermentation. The nose shows sour cherry and red cherry with a profile reminiscent of Galician Ribeiro, though with slightly more fruit intensity. On the palate, it is creamy and expressive, carrying a savory depth of flavor unusual for such a pale Rosé. (Vinous, April 2026)
The 2025 XF was produced with a blend of 30% Garnacha, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Viura, 10% Tempranillo Blanco and 5% each Maturana and Tempranillo from limestone-rich soils. It fermented with yeasts selected from their vineyards and was bottled unoaked. It has a pale salmon color and is quite subtle, serious and a little austere, tender and velvety, elegant and clean. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2026. (Wine Advocate, March 2026)