2021 Finca Valpiedra "Cantos de Valpiedra" Crianza Rioja (stained labels)

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Finca Valpiedra is a historic Rioja estate owned by the Martínez Bujanda family, one of the region’s longtime winegrowing families. The estate was established in the early 1990s and takes its name from its distinctive location in a meander of the Ebro River in Rioja Alta, near Fuenmayor, where the vineyards are covered with rounded river stones, or cantos rodados. The 80-hectare vineyard is planted primarily to Tempranillo and benefits from the combination of Rioja Alta’s elevated, continental climate and the moderating influence of the Ebro. The winery, completed in 1999, was the Martínez Bujanda family’s first project built around a single estate, reflecting their emphasis on expressing the character of a specific vineyard rather than blending fruit from across Rioja.