Torre de Ona Finca San Martin Crianza
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, cured Spanish meats like Jamón Ibérico, and grilled pork tenderloin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the prestigious La Rioja Alta, S.A. group at their picturesque Torre de Oña estate in Rioja Alavesa, Finca San Martín Crianza is a vibrant, modern expression of 100% Tempranillo. Nestled in the shadow of the Sierra de Cantabria mountains in Páganos-Laguardia, the vineyards benefit from a unique microclimate and nutrient-rich clay-limestone soils. This terroir imparts a distinct freshness and elegant minerality to the grapes. Since acquiring the estate in 1995, La Rioja Alta has championed a chateau-concept here, focusing on precision and terroir expression. The wine undergoes traditional fermentation followed by approximately 16 months of aging in a combination of new American oak and second-use French oak barrels. This careful wood program preserves the bright, juicy red fruit character of the Tempranillo while adding subtle layers of sweet spice, vanilla, and cocoa, resulting in a beautifully balanced, approachable Crianza.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1890 in Haro's iconic Barrio de la Estación by five Basque and Riojan families, La Rioja Alta S.A. stands as an archetype of classical Spanish viticulture. Operating extensive estate holdings across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa—complemented by satellites Torre de Oña in Páganos, Áster in Ribera del Duero, and Lagar de Cervera in Rías Baixas—the estate relies upon calcareous-clay and alluvial soils tempered by Atlantic and continental microclimates. The viticultural approach prioritizes meticulous canopy management, estate-grown fruit, and low-impact sustainable husbandry. In the cellar, the bodega is renowned for its in-house cooperage of seasoned American oak, manual barrel racking by candlelight every six months, and remarkably patient oxidative maturation. The resulting wines—exemplified by Viña Ardanza, Viña Arana, and the majestic Gran Reserva 890 and 904—display exceptional longevity, savory complexity, fine-grained tannins, and vibrant Atlantic freshness.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo