Amancio 2001

Der neue Spitzenwein des Weinmachers Marcos Eguren von Sierra Cantabria in der Rioja. Der Guia Peñin 2005 empfängt den Amancio mit furiosen 96 Punkten. Der Amancio in von Beginn an zu den besten Weine der Rioja zu zählen und wird ebenso nachhaltig erfolgreich sein wird wie die anderen Weine dieses Erfolgsherstellers (Numanthia, Termanthia, Señorío de San Vicente, Colección Privada, El Bosque)

ORIGIN OF THE GRAPES
Vineyard: Proprietary vineyard in La Veguilla area, in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja. Surface: 15 Has (37 acres). Altitude: 575 m. (1,890 ft). Sun exposure: S.S.E. (South-Southeast). Soils of calcareous clay; abundance of small rounded stones on surface. Age: 20 to 35 years old vines. Density of plantation: 4,000 vines per hectare. Type of training: Head-trained in goblet and on trellis. Organic fertilization. Environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Exhaustive manual harvesting in boxes. Rigorous selection (in a vineyard of exceptional characteristics and low yield -35 Hls./ Ha., 370 gal/acre-) exclusively of just the perfectly-formed, healthy and mature bunches were picked resulting in only 8 % of all the bunches from the vineyard. Date of harvest: Last week in October, 2001

VINIFICATION
Destemmed by hand with a rigorous selection of every grape. Cold pre-fermentative maceration during 6 days.

MACERATION
On the skins for 15 days.

FERMENTATION
Fermented in French oak barrels of 5 hectoliters of capacity and in 2 French oak vats of 10 hectoliters. Pressed twice per day during the 8 days of fermentation.

AGING
Barrel: 24 months in a different new French Bordelaise oak barrels (“200 % new barrel”). Racking every four months.
Bottle: Since February 2004

VINTAGE
Winery qualification: Excellent
Climatic year: Adequate but irregularly distributed rains during 2001 resulted in an optimal vegetative development. Abundance of rains between November and March, mild temperatures in winter and high temperatures during a quite dry spring produced acceleration in the germination and flowering. Warm summer with enough rains due to some mild storms in July. Drought in August and September slowed down the maturation and compensated the previous acceleration. The harvest took place during October as usual gathering bunches with excellent healthy and ripeness levels.

PRESENTATION
Bottle: Bordelais Antiqua, 750 mL and 1,280 grams; Quercia colour, U.V. filtered.
Cork: 54 mm long by 24.5 mm diameter, average density 180 grams. Washed and sterilized. 100% Natural, maximum quality.
Label: Recyclable paper printed with ecological ink (without heavy metals).

RECOMMENDATIONS
Conservation: constant temperatures between 10º and 15ºC (50 and 59ºF); Humidity at 80%. Dark storage. Consumption: Service temperature, 18º C (64ºF). It is recommended to open the bottle and decant the wine 30 minutes before serving depending on the temperature of service. Consume: between 2004 and 2030.

Wine Advocate #159 - (Jun 2005) - Robert Parker - 96 points - Drink 2005-2010 - $138.00
The profound 2001 Amancio is easily of first-growth Bordeaux quality. Made from 100% Tempranillo, it is a full-throttle, inky/blue/purple-colored effort boasting an extraordinary perfume of blueberries, blackberries, creosote, graphite, and truffles. Dense, full-bodied, voluptuously-textured, structured, nuanced, and fabulously concentrated and long (the finish lasts nearly 45 seconds), it possesses great purity, balance, and overall harmony. There are 200 cases exported to America. Anticipated maturity: now-2020.

Kritikerbewertungen
Guía Peñín: 96
Andres Proensa: 98
Robert Parker: 96

Genussdaten
Dekantierzeit: 3 Stunden
Serviertemperatur: 16-18°C
Trinkempfehlung: 2005-2018

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