“Magical: having qualities that make it highly attractive and captivating because it is extraordinary within its kind”. This is how the Eguren family justifies the name of this great wine: Sierra Cantabria Mágico 2016. Made from grapes of a small plot: El Vardallo, 1.1 hectares, located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. A vineyard planted more than a century ago.
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Sierra Cantabria Mágico 2016 is crafted through a 'coupage' of red grapes complemented with a small percentage of white grapes. All sourced from a small plot: El Vardallo, spanning 1.1 hectares, located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. This vineyard was planted at the beginning of the 20th century by the grandparents of the current winemakers: Miguel Ángel and Marcos Eguren. A luxury red wine, with very limited production, aged in new French oak barrels.
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Six wineries and a catalog of brands that play in the top league of international wine are behind Grupo Sierra Cantabria, a family-owned company based in Rioja and led by brothers Miguel Ángel (president) and Marcos Eguren (winemaker). They represent the fourth generation of a lineage of Rioja winemakers: Amancio, born in 1870, was the family's first winemaker, followed by Victorino and Guillermo, the father of Miguel Ángel and Marcos. Both brothers began their journey toward high-quality winemaking in the family winery, Sierra Cantabria (1957), located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja Alta).
Later, they launched a series of key projects during the revolution that shook Rioja wine in the 1990s. Viñedos Sierra Cantabria (2005) is a brand conceived as a division of the original winery to focus on single vineyard wines. It produces its range of wines from exceptional tempranillo vineyards (35 hectares with an average age of 38 years) located in the Sonsierra area, where environmentally respectful viticulture is practiced. Here, an enviable range of wines is crafted: the red wines Sierra Cantabria Cuvée, Colección Privada, Finca El Bosque, Amancio, and the white Sierra Cantabria Organza.
Later, they launched a series of key projects during the revolution that shook Rioja wine in the 1990s. Viñedos Sierra Cantabria (2005) is a brand conceived as a division of the original winery to focus on single vineyard wines. It produces its range of wines from exceptional tempranillo vineyards (35 hectares with an average age of 38 years) located in the Sonsierra area, where environmentally respectful viticulture is practiced. Here, an enviable range of wines is crafted: the red wines Sierra Cantabria Cuvée, Colección Privada, Finca El Bosque, Amancio, and the white Sierra Cantabria Organza.