Sierra Cantabria Colección Privada 2021

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.

Like most of the Eguren brothers' reds, Colección Privada is a pure Tempranillo from San Vicente, using grapes from Jararte and Finca Las Terreros. Fermented with 50% whole bunches, it's a serious, concentrated, glossy red with lots of scented, toasty oak, layers of blackberry and liquorice and the structure to age. 2024-32