Sierra Cantabria Crianza 2014 150cl

100% Tempranillo.

Gewonnen aus Rebparzellen in der Gegend von San Vicente de la Sonsierra y Labastida. Durchschnittlicher Ertrag 30hl pro ha.
Traditionelle Vinifikation. Temperaturgeregelte Gärung mit anschliessender 16-tägiger Mazeration. Anschliessend 14-monatiger Fassausbau in französicher und amerikanischer Eiche, wobei die Fässer nicht älter als 3 Jahren sind. Abfüllung ohne Filtration.

235, The Wine Advocate | 28th Feb 2018 | Luis Gutiérrez
2014 was a challenging year, with rain during the harvest, and the Eguren family discarded up to 30% of their grapes. The 2014 Crianza is pure Tempranillo aged in used French and American oak barrels for 14 months, with rackings every three months. It has strong aromas of black olives, which surprised me, with ripe plums and spices; it's quite classical with rich fruit nicely intermixed with notes from the barriques. With time in the glass, it develops a lot more fruit-driven aromas, even red fruit and a spicy twist that Marcos Eguren told me is a characteristic from 2014. The palate is soft and polished with good tension (another characteristic of the 2014 vintage), with focused flavors and a good finish.