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Montaña Crianza 2014
Price: $13.00 (average US retail)
Size: 750ml
Winery: Familia Montaña
Vintage Year: 2014
Country: Spain
Region: La Rioja
Appellation: D.O.C. Rioja
TASTING NOTES
Ninety seven percent Tempranillo and 3% Graciano aged 12 month in seasoned French oak. Spice and leather complement the deep blackberry fruit and ferrous minerality of Rioja’s red soils. Mouth-filling yet fresh, with the structure for improving in the bottle for a number of years.
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PRESS
Montaña Crianza (2016) - "Ripe berry and cassis aromas come with a hint of pine or spruce. A fleshy palate shows girth balanced by acidity, while this Crianza tastes of black plum and raspberry. On a texturally nice finish, this tastes mostly of spice and chocolate."
91 Points
Michael Schachner, Wine Enthusiast, Aug 1, 2019
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Montaña Crianza (2015) - "Vivid ruby. Displays aromas of dark berries, cherry pit, incense and oak spices. Sweet cherry-vanilla and blackberry flavors show good depth and pick up a spicy element with air. Finishes long and broad, with even tannins and lingering suggestions of mocha and dark berries."
90 Points
Josh Raynolds, Vinous, Feb 1, 2019
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FAMILIA MONTAñA WINERY INFO
Overview: The Montaña family and Classical Wines forged a partnership working in concert in an effort to re-launch a once-successful Rioja brand. It soon became apparent that the relationship merited a
name and image that more clearly reflected the legacy and authenticity of product and source. Montaña débuted in September 2015 with 2014 Tinto (100% Tempranillo) and the excellent 2012
Crianza and 2011 Reserva vintages. Familia Montaña will be reserved as a brand for top bottlings from single sites and exceptional vintages.
The commercial reintroduction of the Montaña family name represents a new path forward for this historic vineyard estate.
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History: The Montaña family traces its heritage to the origins of the modern Rioja wine industry in the late 19th century. Román Montaña consolidated the family business in 1920 as the viticultural component
of one of Rioja’s grand old marques, situated in medieval cellars underneath Haro, capital of Rioja Alta. The Montaña family retains portions of these impressive cellars to this day.
Román’s grandson Oscar Montaña currently directs a vineyard estate comprising over 270 acres of prime sites in the Rioja Alta and Alavesa districts. The Montaña vineyards boast a high average vine age, many vines
dating to the immediate post-phylloxera period and including significant acreage of the rare Graciano.
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