Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria gets on the podium of ‘Guía Proensa 2014’ with 100 points to 'La Nieta 2011' and 'Amancio 2010'

· The wine group is the unique in Spain with the highest rating of 100 points for two of its wines: ' La Nieta 2011', from Viñedos de Páganos, and ' Amancio 2010', from Viñedos Sierra Cantabria, both DOCa. Rioja wines

· Andrés Proensa celebrates the career of Miguel and Marcos Eguren in the Spanish premium wines, with ten of its wines from Rioja and Toro scoring more than 95 points

December 2013.- ‘Guía Proensa 2014’ bestows the highest honor of 100 points to two wines of Marcos and Miguel Eguren: 'La Nieta 2011' from Viñedos de Páganos , and 'Amancio 2010', from Viñedos Sierra Cantabria, both DOCa. Rioja. The wine group is the only that deserves the highest rating for two of its references. In addition, a total of ten wines from Rioja winemakers with projects in its region of origin and in Toro are featured with a score greater than 95, standing at the podium of the best in Spain.

Proensa highlights the path of Marcos and Miguel Eguren in the premium wines and their "fruitful imagination" in the winemaking that has led them to be "one of the pioneers of a whole style of wine that has revolutionized the Rioja ". Proensa portrays ‘La Nieta 2011' as "serious, sophisticated, highly stylized, a well-balanced wine with body and nerve, round, savory and long". Referring to 'Amancio 2010', Proensa speaks of a "great wine with future" and described it as "structured, balanced, tasty and large”. Both wines are carefully handcrafted with manual de-stemming and traditional foot pressing, with just 4,000 bottles of annual production.

"Leading the parade" in Toro

The new stage of Marcos and Miguel Eguren in the DO Toro winery Teso La Monja also deserves Proensa recognition with 99 points for 'Alabaster 2011' and for the most exclusive wine, which takes the name of the winery,' Teso La Monja'. In its second vintage in the market, the 2009, ‘Teso La Monja’ maintains its philosophy of biodynamic grape-growing and winemaking with a low production approach-837 bottles. "This young winery is located from the first moment leading the parade, on an equal footing with the best wines from Toro, revealing nuances that are unthinkable in this hard red Zamora region" says Proensa.

Proensa also awards 'San Vicente 2010', from DOCa. Rioja, with 99 points," the first stone of a spectacular collection of premium wines from this family group," underlines. Immediately after' Victorino 2011' , from Teso La Monja , and ‘El Puntido 2010', from Viñedos de Páganos, are given 98 points. Meanwhile, ‘El Puntido Gran Reserva 2006', in its second vintage in the market, is granted 96 points.

'Sierra Cantabria Colección Privada 2011', which combines the traditional vinification and the carbonic maceration method, and 'Finca El Bosque 2011', resulting from manual de-stemming and traditional foot pressing, are rated with 95 points.

Among the Sierra Cantabria wines of recent birth, Proensa remarks with 93 points 'Sierra Cantabria 2011', described as "serious and fresh, structured and fluid."

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