Amancio

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, cassis, mocha, violet, mineral

Palate: concentrated dark fruit, velvet tannin, graphite, savoury

The Eguren family's icon Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, one of modern Rioja's prestige reds.

What it pairs with

• Venison loin
  Dark game meets Amancio's concentrated cassis and graphite.
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  A char-grilled beef chop for the family icon.
• Aged hard cheese
  Crystalline cheese sharpens the mineral finish.

History

Amancio is the Eguren family's prestige single-vineyard Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines.

1. 2001 — First Amancio vintage

Facts

Producer

Sierra Cantabria

Grapes

Tempranillo (100%)

Classification

DOCa Rioja

Oak

Around 18 to 20 months in new French oak

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 80 to 140 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

2001

Scores

• Tim Atkin 95 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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