2022 Sierra Cantabria Coleccion Privada

Type of Wine | |
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Country | Spain |
Region | |
Appellation | |
Winery | |
Vintage | 2022 |
Grape | |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
Drink window | 2025 - 2034 |
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Description
Whaauw - Top Rioja. Limited availability. According to Parker we have here a sexy, kinky, exceptionaly perfumed. What more can we add. The Rioja Coleccion Privada is a pure Tempranillo from 2 vineyards in the village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Jarrarte and Valgrande, planted in 1957 and 1959 respectively. The 2 vineyards are fermented separately, Jarrarte with a traditional maceration and matured in French barrels. All the barrels are new, and the wine matures in them for 16-18 months. The Rioja Coleccion Privada has a very ripe nose with notes of rotten violets, strawberries, plums and dark cherries complemented by a creamy layer of oak with spices and nutmeg. The taste is opulent, round and juicy with lots of tannins and moderate acidity and a beautiful finish. Only 11,000 bottles produced.
Year after year, high scores from all wine reviewers and always well above 90 points.
The vineyards are only 4 hectares in total and have calcareous clay soils; an abundance of gravel and small round stones on the surface. Planting year: 1957 and 1959. Environmentally integrated agricultural cultivation, with viticulture that respects the environment, according to the biorhythms of the plant. Organic fertilization and strictly hand-picking of the bunches. Second selection in the estate by means of a double sorting table.
Average yield 2017: 22 hls./ha.
Harvest date: September 20-22, 2017.
Tempranillo 100% of the vines planted in 1957 and 1959.
VINIFICATION: Traditional elaboration, with two vinifications: de-rusted (50%) and vinification with the bunch of grapes (50%). Skin maceration: 14 days. Daily pump-overs; energetic at the beginning with decreasing frequency in the last days. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, selected from our own vineyards and temperature-controlled (23°C, 75.2°F).
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: in barrel.
AGING: 16 months in new oak - 50% French oak, 50% American oak.
FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount.
Specifications
Packing information | Box |
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Type of Wine | Red |
Country | Spain |
Region | Rioja |
Appellation | Rioja |
Winery | Sierra Cantabria |
Grape | Tempranillo |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2022 |
Drinking as of | 2025 |
Drinking till | 2034 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 93 |
Vinous rating | 92 |
Tasting Profiles | Droog, Fruitig, Rood fruit, Soepel |
Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Open haard, Voor alledag |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$70
Drink Date:
2025 - 2032
The 2021 Colección Privada was produced with Tempranillo from two vineyards (from 1957 and 1959) and saw two different vinifications, which they describe as the union between tradition and modernity—one with full clusters and the other destemmed. It matured in new 225-liter barrels, half of them French and the other half American. It's very balanced and harmonious, a little shy and undeveloped, young, very fresh, structured and with elegance and power. It's ripe at 14.4% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7 and 5.2 grams of acidity. The oak is neatly integrated, and the fruit has ripeness but without excess; it ripened thoroughly and developed a nice array of aromas and flavors. This represents a return to a more normal year in terms of weather and dates. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
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James Suckling
Sierra CantabrÃa Rioja Colección Privada 2022
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2022
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Score
93
A rioja that delivers pleasure. Tar, graphite, iodine, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, espresso and roasted spices. Firm, fine-grained tannins from the fruit and oak, with juicy, fleshy fruit and a long, spicy finish. 50% American oak and 50% carbonic maceration. Better in one more year. Drink from 2025.
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Vinous
92
Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
From: The Many Riojas of Rioja: A Tale of Forking Paths (Apr 2024)
The 2021 Colección Privada is Tempranillo sourced from Los Terreros and Jarrarte in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta. Half of the grapes underwent fermentation with carbonic maceration, and the entire wine matured for 16 months in new oak barrels—50% French and 50% American. This purple wine presents notes of raspberry and blackberry, complemented by bay leaf, coffee, chocolate and an oak layer. Indulgent, with a velvety texture from fine tannins, it lingers with lasting fruity notes.
- By JoaquÃn Hidalgo on December 2023
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The Spanish winery Sierra Cantabria was founded in 1957 by Guillermo Eguren and is one of Hermanos Eguren's beautiful wineries. Sierra Cantabria is located in the Rioja in a unique location between the River Ebro and the Sierra Cantabria mountain range. The Sierra Cantabria Mountains (1200m.) And the River Ebro (350m.) Provide a special microclimate with Mediterranean and continental features - mild winters and mild summers, unique to wine growing.
On the other hand, the thermal summer jump (intense heat during the day with fresh night temperatures) increases the polyphenol content, which makes for excellent quality wines with a distinctive character.
The vineyards of Bodega Sierra Cantabria are mainly located in the towns of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Labastida and Laguardia, an area very well known for wine growing.
The Tempranillo variety predominates, along with small amounts of Garnacha, Viura and 'Hairy Tempranillo', all of which are grown in vineyards about 35 years old, although there are also plots up to 70 years old.The harvest is carried out by hand every year, paying special attention to the rigorous selection of the grapes that are the soul of the wine, in optimal condition and in perfect ripening conditions. The careful harvest is followed by a thorough separation of the bunches, which is done on a selection table at the entrance of the winery. Winemaking is aimed at minimal intervention in the winery to fully respect the character of the terroir
Whaauw - Top Rioja. Limited availability. According to Parker we have here a sexy, kinky, exceptionaly perfumed. What more can we add. The Rioja Coleccion Privada is a pure Tempranillo from 2 vineyards in the village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Jarrarte and Valgrande, planted in 1957 and 1959 respectively. The 2 vineyards are fermented separately, Jarrarte with a traditional maceration and matured in French barrels. All the barrels are new, and the wine matures in them for 16-18 months. The Rioja Coleccion Privada has a very ripe nose with notes of rotten violets, strawberries, plums and dark cherries complemented by a creamy layer of oak with spices and nutmeg. The taste is opulent, round and juicy with lots of tannins and moderate acidity and a beautiful finish. Only 11,000 bottles produced.
Year after year, high scores from all wine reviewers and always well above 90 points.
The vineyards are only 4 hectares in total and have calcareous clay soils; an abundance of gravel and small round stones on the surface. Planting year: 1957 and 1959. Environmentally integrated agricultural cultivation, with viticulture that respects the environment, according to the biorhythms of the plant. Organic fertilization and strictly hand-picking of the bunches. Second selection in the estate by means of a double sorting table.
Average yield 2017: 22 hls./ha.
Harvest date: September 20-22, 2017.
Tempranillo 100% of the vines planted in 1957 and 1959.
VINIFICATION: Traditional elaboration, with two vinifications: de-rusted (50%) and vinification with the bunch of grapes (50%). Skin maceration: 14 days. Daily pump-overs; energetic at the beginning with decreasing frequency in the last days. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, selected from our own vineyards and temperature-controlled (23°C, 75.2°F).
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: in barrel.
AGING: 16 months in new oak - 50% French oak, 50% American oak.
FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount.
Packing information | Box |
---|---|
Type of Wine | Red |
Country | Spain |
Region | Rioja |
Appellation | Rioja |
Winery | Sierra Cantabria |
Grape | Tempranillo |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2022 |
Drinking as of | 2025 |
Drinking till | 2034 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 93 |
Vinous rating | 92 |
Tasting Profiles | Droog, Fruitig, Rood fruit, Soepel |
Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Open haard, Voor alledag |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$70
Drink Date:
2025 - 2032
The 2021 Colección Privada was produced with Tempranillo from two vineyards (from 1957 and 1959) and saw two different vinifications, which they describe as the union between tradition and modernity—one with full clusters and the other destemmed. It matured in new 225-liter barrels, half of them French and the other half American. It's very balanced and harmonious, a little shy and undeveloped, young, very fresh, structured and with elegance and power. It's ripe at 14.4% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7 and 5.2 grams of acidity. The oak is neatly integrated, and the fruit has ripeness but without excess; it ripened thoroughly and developed a nice array of aromas and flavors. This represents a return to a more normal year in terms of weather and dates. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Sierra CantabrÃa Rioja Colección Privada 2022
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2022
CHECK PRICE
DOWNLOAD SHELFTALKER
Score
93
A rioja that delivers pleasure. Tar, graphite, iodine, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, espresso and roasted spices. Firm, fine-grained tannins from the fruit and oak, with juicy, fleshy fruit and a long, spicy finish. 50% American oak and 50% carbonic maceration. Better in one more year. Drink from 2025.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
92
Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
From: The Many Riojas of Rioja: A Tale of Forking Paths (Apr 2024)
The 2021 Colección Privada is Tempranillo sourced from Los Terreros and Jarrarte in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta. Half of the grapes underwent fermentation with carbonic maceration, and the entire wine matured for 16 months in new oak barrels—50% French and 50% American. This purple wine presents notes of raspberry and blackberry, complemented by bay leaf, coffee, chocolate and an oak layer. Indulgent, with a velvety texture from fine tannins, it lingers with lasting fruity notes.
- By JoaquÃn Hidalgo on December 2023
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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The Spanish winery Sierra Cantabria was founded in 1957 by Guillermo Eguren and is one of Hermanos Eguren's beautiful wineries. Sierra Cantabria is located in the Rioja in a unique location between the River Ebro and the Sierra Cantabria mountain range. The Sierra Cantabria Mountains (1200m.) And the River Ebro (350m.) Provide a special microclimate with Mediterranean and continental features - mild winters and mild summers, unique to wine growing.
On the other hand, the thermal summer jump (intense heat during the day with fresh night temperatures) increases the polyphenol content, which makes for excellent quality wines with a distinctive character.
The vineyards of Bodega Sierra Cantabria are mainly located in the towns of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Labastida and Laguardia, an area very well known for wine growing.
The Tempranillo variety predominates, along with small amounts of Garnacha, Viura and 'Hairy Tempranillo', all of which are grown in vineyards about 35 years old, although there are also plots up to 70 years old.The harvest is carried out by hand every year, paying special attention to the rigorous selection of the grapes that are the soul of the wine, in optimal condition and in perfect ripening conditions. The careful harvest is followed by a thorough separation of the bunches, which is done on a selection table at the entrance of the winery. Winemaking is aimed at minimal intervention in the winery to fully respect the character of the terroir