{"id":2359,"date":"2016-01-04T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2020-06-09T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:03:04","slug":"stephen-tanzer-places-vinedos-y-bodegas-sierra-cantabria-wines-at-the-top-of-his-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/stephen-tanzer-places-vinedos-y-bodegas-sierra-cantabria-wines-at-the-top-of-his-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Tanzer places Vi\u00f1edos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria wines at the top of his list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/img-destacada\/STEPHEN-TANZER-puntuaciones-2015.jpg\" alt=\"STEPHEN TANZER - excellent scores 2015\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Teso La Monja wines received excellent scores, the latest acknowledgment of the Eguren family&#8217;s project in the Toro D.O.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For yet another year Dominio de Eguren wines were ranked among the top values.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-left alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/logotipos\/thumbs\/thumbs_Stephen-Tanzer-International-Wine-Cellar.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen-Tanzer-International-Wine-Cellar\" width=\"230\" height=\"58\" \/>The American critic and editor Stephen Tanzer announced the scores granted the different wines of Spain&#8217;s various D.O. in his renowned <em>Stephen Tanzer\u2019s International Wine Cellar.<\/em> For yet another year the wines of Vi\u00f1edos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria were among those ranked at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Teso la Monja wines received top scores, particularly its Alabaster 2013, with 94 points; its &#8220;Victorino 2013&#8221;, with 93 points; followed by &#8220;Almirez 2013&#8221; and &#8220;Rom\u00e1nico 2013&#8221;, both with 91.<\/p>\n<p>Dominio de Eguren, a project by the fourth generation of the Eguren family, was conceived to produce high-quality wine through demanding vineyard selection. This objective was achieved, with Tanzer giving its &#8220;C\u00f3dice 2013&#8221; 90 points.<\/p>\n<h2>The project by Miguel and Marcos Eguren in Toro once gain garnered praise from international critics.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-right alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/logotipos\/thumbs\/thumbs_Teso_La_Monja-mini-VB_Sierra_Cantabria.jpg\" alt=\"Teso La Monja\" width=\"108\" height=\"89\" \/>Founded in 2007, Teso la Monja produces five wines: &#8220;Romanico&#8221;, &#8220;Almirez&#8221;, &#8220;Victorino&#8221;, &#8220;Alabaster&#8221; and &#8220;Teso La Monja&#8221;. These five wines transmit Tinta de Toro&#8217;s power with elegance, subtlety and freshness, qualities shared by all the wines of the Eguren family&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-phylloxera vines, exclusivity, heritage and innovation are the hallmarks of this wine, which reflects the identity of a very special land, a family&#8217;s expertise, and the excellence of a unique project, with the elegance and excitement that characterize the Bodega Teso La Monja winery.<\/p>\n<h3>Scores<\/h3>\n<p>[su_table]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>WINE<\/b><\/td>\n<td><strong>WINERY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>REGION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>POINTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alabaster 2013<\/td>\n<td>Teso la Monja<\/td>\n<td>Toro<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Victorino 2013<\/td>\n<td>Teso la Monja<\/td>\n<td>Toro<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Almirez 2013<\/td>\n<td>Teso la Monja<\/td>\n<td>Toro<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romanico 2013<\/td>\n<td>Teso la Monja<\/td>\n<td>Toro<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C\u00f3dice 2013<\/td>\n<td>Dominio de Eguren<\/td>\n<td>Vinos de la Tierra<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Protocolo Tinto 2013<\/td>\n<td>Dominio de Eguren<\/td>\n<td>Vinos de la Tierra<\/td>\n<td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Protocolo Blanco 2014<\/td>\n<td>Dominio de Eguren<\/td>\n<td>Vinos de la Tierra<\/td>\n<td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Protocolo Rosado 2014<\/td>\n<td>Dominio de Eguren<\/td>\n<td>Vinos de la Tierra<\/td>\n<td>87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/su_table]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teso La Monja wines received excellent scores, the latest acknowledgment of the Eguren family&#8217;s project in the Toro D.O.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}