Bodegas Vatan
Vatan Tinta de Toro
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Description :
Vineyards Location: Villaester de Abajo, in the province of Zamora, D.O. Toro
Winemaking: Rigorous sorting is followed by gentle destemming. The whole berries are transferred to 3,000L stainless-steel temperature-controlled open vats. Fermentation starts with a pied de cuve, and maceration lasts between six and eight days. Gentle press in a vertical basket press for eight hours. Primary fermentation finishes and malolactic begins spontaneously in 20% new, 80% used Bordelaise and Burgundian barrique.
Aging: The wine rests in barrel for 20 to 22 months.Grape varieties :
100% Tinta de Toro
Soil :
Sandy loam of sedimentary origins dated back to the end of the Cretaceous period. These are the oldest soils in the Spanish Duero River valley. Two-three meters below the surface, there is a 10-inch-thick layer of red clay. Due to these sandy soils, Toro was the only continental Spanish DO to resist phylloxera completely.
Tasting notes :
On the 2021 vintage: "Fragrant on the nose, with violet and rooibos tea notes. The palate offers a pure beam of cassis and black raspberry fruit, with rich flavors of espresso, milled pepper and smoked paprika. A well-tailored version, integrating sculpted, limber tannins and a mineral-laced underpinning that echoes on the finish." -Alison Napjus (6.20.25, Wine Spectator)
Press Notes
- Wine Spectator
- 202192 points
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