Finca El Bosque 2016/2022

Among their most prestigious estates is La Veguilla, 10 rocky hectares planted with Tempranillo and a small share of Viura and Malvasia. After careful selection of its vines, which naturally produce only 2 or 3 bunches, hand-picking and meticulous ageing, the prestigious Amancio is made.

Another important estate for the winery, El Bosque, is planted with Tempranillo and covers 1.5 hectares of clay-sand soil with an abundance of pebbles and alluvial traces.

Their traditional viticulture is rooted in the methods of their ancestors and respects the environment, but is updated and refined with modern techniques. It stands out for the complete absence of insecticides and herbicides, the use of copper and sulphur and organic fertilisation, making native flora and fauna common in their vineyards. Aiming to make great wines from single vineyards, the Eguren brothers began working hard on the La Llana, Los Terreros, Jararte, El Bosque and La Veguilla estates, the source of charismatic wines such as Sierra Cantabria Cuvée, Sierra Cantabria Organza, Sierra Cantabria Colección Privada, Finca El Bosque and Amancio. These wines result from the most meticulous selection of bunches, in many cases destemmed by hand and crushed traditionally for the gentlest extraction.

In some trellised vineyards, picking is done selectively by hand, choosing the best fruit and removing any bunches not perfectly ripe, using boxes of just 20 kilos.

For Finca El Bosque and Amancio, once the bunches reach the winery they're destemmed by hand and all the fruit is examined berry by berry to select the best. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless-steel vats and malolactic fermentation in steel vats, or in oak barrels for the top wines, complete the process before ageing.