Bodegas Vatan – Toro – Tinta de Toro

Description

Overview: Vatan comes from a single vineyard of ungrafted Tinta de Toro vines planted in 1900 called Finca Los Quemados in the Toro DO. This vineyard, located near the minuscule village of Vallaester de Abajo, is planted in extremely poor sandy soils with a thin eight-inch layer of red clay ten feet below the surface, crucial for water retention. The vineyard is dry-farmed, without the use of herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides. The grapes are carefully sorted after being hand-harvested before the wine undergoes fermentation in large stainless steel vats. Maceration roughly seven to eight days. The wine then ages between 18-22 months in french oak.

Tasting Notes: Raised in barrel, this deep purple-hued beauty offers up a gorgeous array of cassis and darker berry fruits as well as integrated classy oak, roasted herb, graphite, and Asian spice-like nuances. It’s a rich, powerful wine yet stays light on its feet and balanced, with beautiful tannins and integrated acidity.

Pairing: Jamon serrano

Points: 95, Jeb Dunnuck

Format / ABV:750 ml/14.0%

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