Pintia Toro DO - Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro DO - Vega SiciliaThe powerful Pintia Toro of Vega Sicilia shines with dense ruby red in the glass. also shows a color transition to garnet red. Swiveling the wine glass, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. This single varietal Spanish wine reveals wonderfully expressive notes of blueberries, mulberries, black currants and blackberries in the glass. These are joined by hints of green peppers, cigar box and garrigue. The Vega Sicilia Pintia Toro presents itself to the wine lover wonderfully dry. This red wine never shows itself coarse or meager, but round and smooth. On the palate, the texture of this powerful red wine is wonderfully fleshy and dense. Due to its concise fruit acidity, the Pintia Toro is impressively fresh and lively on the palate. In the finish, this good storable red wine from the wine-growing region of Castile - León finally inspires with beautiful length. There are again hints of blueberry and blackberry. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by gravel and limestone are added. Vinification of the Vega Sicilia Pintia Toro The powerful Pintia Toro from Spain is a single-varietal wine, pressed from the Tempranillo grape variety. The grapes grow in optimal conditions in Castile - Leon. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of limestone and gravel. Obviously, the Pintia Toro is also determined by more than just the soil Toro DO. This Spaniard can be described as an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, and it is exceptionally impressive. The berries for this red wine from Spain are harvested, at the time of optimal ripeness, exclusively by hand . After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the press house in the fastest way. Here they are sorted and carefully ground. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by aging for several months on the fine lees before the wine is finally drawn off. Food recommendation for the Pintia Toro from Vega Sicilia This red wine from Spain is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs, goose breast with ginger red cabbage and marjoram or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce. Awards for the Pintia Toro from Vega Sicilia This wine from Toro DO not only inspires us, no also renowned wine journalists awarded it with 90 points and more. Among the ratings are for the vintage 2016 Decanter - 92 points Guía Peñín - 93 points Wine Advocate Robert M. Parker - 93 points