The vineyards are located in over 25 hectares, with a soil composed of sandstone, clay and gravel, bearing fruit in the seasons of long cold winters and short hot summers.
This land and climate have been sustaining vines for over 100 years, providing very high quality grapes. All this, using an ecologically responsible process, which respects the environment.
CLIMATE
The climate in the province is Mediterranean and dry continental, this is one of the less rainy region in Spain with a annual rainfall of 380mm. In Toro, the difference between day and night can sometimes reach more than 20 °C, and it can vary a ranging to -11°C to 37°C during the year, with an average annual temperature of 14.5°C. During a dry summer day, , the temperature is hot in day time and cool in night. The grapes grows in strong climate conditions, which will giv all the caractere to the wine and that, permits to give a high quality Toro wine.
TASTING NOTE
Dark, intense and lively ruby red color, with garnet reflections. Primary aromas of ripe black fruit jam, with some eucalyptus / balsamic character arising from the particular character of old vine Tinta de Toro. The oak gives exotic toasted, spicy and vanilla flavors. Powerful in mouth, which is being complemented with a display of good structure, concentration, meaty and length, at the same time.
GRAPES
Tinta de Toro
WINE MAKING METHOD
The grapes are hand picking, when it reach the optimum quality. Then start a pre fermentative maceration of 7 days. Fermentation is made at low temperature to keep good aromas At the end of the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, the wine macerate in vat for 31 days. All these action permit to call the wine Reserva.
AGING
18 months in oak and 36month in bottle, 100% in new oak, 70% French oaks, 30% American oaks