Sierra Cantabria, Rioja Amancio other_regions_italy 3 ha parcel of vines

3 ha parcel of vines planted in 1943)

Discreet wood can be found on the floral-suffused nose of both white and yellow orchard fruit that reflects notes of spice

readers may remember that it's a cuvée produced from a parcel of Pinot Noir vines that used to go into the l'Ouverture cuvée

this is drinking beautifully today

Sierra Cantabria, Rioja Amancio other_regions_italy 3 ha parcel of vinesNaughty heavy bottle (they seem to have mended their ways, to judge from the weight of the bottle of Coleccin Privada 2014 that arrived with this 2007 in a special gift pack to celebrate an important anniversary). Named after the first member of the talented Eguren family of Rioja Alavesa to grow grapes, in 1870. The wine comes from the 15 ha La Veguilla vineyard at 575m elevation in the San Vicente region. Close spaced, low yielding vines with