{"id":5525,"date":"2019-11-14T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T07:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2020-06-09T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:03:00","slug":"alabaster-2016-the-best-red-wine-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/en\/alabaster-2016-the-best-red-wine-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabaster 2016, the best red wine in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The wine guide Gu\u00eda Vivir el Vino, in its publication 365 Vinos al A\u00f1o 2020 (365 Wines a Year), has chosen Alabaster 2016 as the \u201cBest Red\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The guide Gu\u00eda Gourmets 2020 gave 19 wines in the group scores of over 90 points, among them the \u2018Teso La Monja\u2019, \u2018Alabaster\u2019 and \u2018Sierra Cantabria CVC\u2019, which all received the maximum score of 99 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This has been <strong>a year filled with success<\/strong> and acknowledgement of the <strong>Eguren family\u2019s<\/strong> work in the wine sector. This week we have received scores from another two nationally and internationally renowned guides, <strong>Gu\u00eda Gourmets<\/strong> and <strong>Vivir el Vino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"column one\"><\/p>\n<h2>The wine guide Gu\u00eda Vivir el Vino 365 Vinos al A\u00f1o 2020 has chosen Alabaster 2016 as its \u201cBest Red\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2826 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466-112x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466-112x300.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466-54x146.jpg 54w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466-19x50.jpg 19w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466-28x75.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALABASTER-s\u00b7a-TESO_LA_MONJA-SIERRA_CANTABRIA-e1573670745466.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5500 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster-259x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster-126x146.png 126w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster-43x50.png 43w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster-65x75.png 65w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sierra_cantabria-La-Gui\u0301a-Vivir-el-Vino-365-Vinos-2020-alabaster.png 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The wine made it into the <em>Magnificent 11<\/em>, chosen by the selection panel of Vivir el Vino, led by Ra\u00fal Serrano, from among 1,600 samples, taking into account strict criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alabaster<\/strong> comes from <strong>pre-phylloxera vines<\/strong>, that are almost 130 years old, belonging to the <strong>Teso La Monja<\/strong> vineyard, with <strong>Denomination of Origin Toro<\/strong>, situated in the town of Valdefinjas near Zamora, of which a little over 4,000 bottles are produced.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"column one\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5495 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-108x146.jpeg 108w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-37x50.jpeg 37w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-55x75.jpeg 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Gu\u00eda Vinos Gourmets 2020 Wine Guide \u2013 The 99 League Awards<\/h2>\n<p>This year 20 wines received the score of <strong>99\/100 points<\/strong> (the maximum score allowed by the Guide), among which were <strong>three<\/strong> of the wines from the Sierra Cantabria Wineries and Vineyards: <strong>Sierra Cantabria CVC Segunda Edici\u00f3n (second edition)<\/strong> (DOC La Rioja), <strong>Teso La Monja 2015<\/strong> and <strong>Alabaster 2017<\/strong> (DO Toro).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>`Sierra Cantabria CVC Segunda Edici\u00f3n\u00b4<\/strong> is one of our most exclusive projects in La Rioja, with a very limited production (2,000 bottles); it represents tradition combined with the authenticity of a vineyard. From the 1.49 hectare \u2018San Pelayo\u2019 vineyard, situated in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Sierra Cantabria CVC Segunda Edici\u00f3n is a union of three vintages, <strong>2006, 2008 and 2011<\/strong>, with an average ageing time of almost 8 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5519 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-300x236.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-185x146.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-50x39.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020-95x75.jpeg 95w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elegidos-GUIA-VINOS-GOURMETS-2020.jpeg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both the first and second edition of this wine have been awarded with the guide\u2019s top score, 99 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Teso La Monja 2015\u2019<\/strong> has once again won an award and finds itself again in the <strong>\u201899 League\u2019<\/strong>. This wine has become a star in the world of wine, chosen because of its special characteristics. It is the <strong>third time<\/strong> that it has been chosen to be part of this select club, with 99 points, having previously had the honour with its 2009 and 2012 vintages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Alabaster 2017\u2019<\/strong>. This is the <strong>fourth time<\/strong> that <strong>Alabaster<\/strong> has been awarded 99 points, to become part of the \u2018<strong>99 League<\/strong>\u2019. A decade has already passed since the first time it was awarded this honour, with its 2007 vintage, going on to repeat the experience again in 2010 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>THE BEST OF THE GU\u00cdA GOURMETS GUIDE 2020<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Winery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Wine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TESO LA MONJA<\/td>\n<td>Alabaster<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TESO LA MONJA<\/td>\n<td>Teso La Monja<\/td>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TESO LA MONJA<\/td>\n<td>Victorino<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TESO LA MONJA<\/td>\n<td>Almirez<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SE\u00d1OR\u00cdO DE SAN VICENTE<\/td>\n<td>San Vicente<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria Garnacha<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Murmur\u00f3n<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Ca ntabria<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VI\u00d1EDOS DE P\u00c1GANOS<\/td>\n<td>La Nieta<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VI\u00d1EDOS DE P\u00c1GANOS<\/td>\n<td>El Puntido<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VI\u00d1EDOS DE P\u00c1GANOS<\/td>\n<td>Calados del Puntido<\/td>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria CVC 2\u00aa Edici\u00f3n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Amancio<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Finca El Bosque<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria Colecci\u00f3n Privada<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria M\u00e1gico<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria Organza<\/td>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vi\u00f1edos SIERRA CANTABRIA<\/td>\n<td>Sierra Cantabria Cuv\u00e9e<\/td>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"column one\"><\/p>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-712 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-260x110.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-50x21.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sierracantabria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>The purity of the <em>terroir<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Five generations of winegrowers, with roots in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, have woven a long history of mutual understanding between man and vine, to extract the virtues of a unique variety, the Tempranillo, applying all of the necessary efforts to capture its expressiveness in exceptional wines of the utmost purity and rooted in the <em>terroir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Eguren, at the head of the winegrowing side of the business, and Miguel Eguren, who manages as the President of the Group, are leading a project to search for wines that evoke the vineyard, with a lot of versatility and personality. Guillermo, father of the current generation that now holds the reins of the winery group, considers himself above all to be a collector of vineyards. And that is the message received by his sons, who have done an excellent job at looking after the vineyards, showing maximum respect for the fruit in the winery, with their philosophy for obtaining wines that have become modern day classics: wines that stand the test of time, that combine fruit, potency and structure with elegance, freshness and subtlety.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wine guide Gu\u00eda Vivir el Vino, in its publication 365 Vinos al A\u00f1o 2020 (365 Wines a Year), has chosen Alabaster 2016 as the \u201cBest Red\u201d. 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