San Vicente 2021/2022

Señorío de San Vicente 2022 is the latest vintage of this iconic "pago" (single-vineyard) wine from the Eguren family, made in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta. It's widely known for being made exclusively from Tempranillo Peludo, a rare, almost extinct variant of Tempranillo that brings more complexity and ageing potential.

San Vicente 2021 from Señorío de San Vicente is considered one of the most exceptional wines the estate has ever made, receiving the maximum 100 points from the prestigious Spanish authority Guía Proensa.

The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

The 2021 San Vicente shows the fullness of the year with a rare combination of power and elegance, with fruit intensity, structure and very good freshness, plus the smooth tannins typical of the vintage. It has everything in abundance; the selection of Tempranillo used in this wine gave lots of colour, notes of aromatic herbs and ripe berry fruit, and a solid palate with fine structure and a beautiful texture. It's still young but already shows early complexity. It absorbed the new oak (French and American) relatively early, and the aromas and flavours are very well integrated. It should be very long-lived. This is one of the best vintages for San Vicente. 50,000 bottles.

Bottled in August 2023.

This is the Eguren family's single-vineyard project in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, based on their 18 hectares at Finca La Canoca, in their village.

The Wine Advocate
RP 93

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

The 2022 Tempranillo Peludo San Vicente, a single-vineyard varietal, fermented destemmed in oak vats — which are being replaced with smaller ones — with 22 days of maceration, pumping-over and malolactic in barrel. It aged in new French oak barrels for 20 months, racked every four months during that time. It's spicy and slightly earthy/dusty, with liquorice notes. It's not a shy wine, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.72 and five grams of acidity. It seems a little more evolved than other vintages, perhaps a bit more rustic, with notes of clove and smoked bacon. These wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered, so there may be slight bottle variation; a second bottle was a little more focused. 45,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2024.

Señorío de San Vicente is the Eguren family's single-vineyard project in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, based on their 18 hectares at Finca La Canoca, planted with Tempranillo Peludo in 1985 in their village. The vineyard has soils with about 10% active limestone, from which they make around 45,000 bottles.

Published: 12 March 2026

San Vicente 2021 – An Example of Harmony and Elegance

San Vicente 2021 earned the maximum 100 points in the Guía Proensa, confirming itself as a wine of rare harmony between power and elegance. Andrés Proensa describes it as a creation of superior complexity, reflecting the purity of the La Canoca vineyard.

At first sight it shows an intense picota-cherry red with a very bright garnet rim, catching the eye and promising depth. On the nose it's extremely perfumed, offering intertwined layers of aromas: refined balsamic notes, aromatic woods, liquorice, ripe red fruit and soft lactic nuances.

On the palate the experience is enveloping and tasty. Freshness and flow balance the wine's power, while the silky texture leads to a long, elegant finish, enriched by aromas from the barrel. The integration of French and American oak is perfect, letting the fruit and the mineral character of the soil shine naturally.

San Vicente 2021 is, then, a masterly expression of terroir, where every element balances in a harmonious, memorable whole.