Triton Tinta de Toro

Comments: Triton Tinta de Toro is the pure representation of the oldest clone of Tempranillo in Spain, located in the only Spanish D.O. that completely resisted the phylloxera plague. During the Middle Ages, Toro was the Spain’s most famous winemaking region. Mentioned in literature by Alfonso IX (King of León, 12th c.), Juan Ruiz the Archpriest of Hita, Quevedo, Luis de Góngora, and Miguel de Cervantes. In 14th Century Sevilla the sale of any foreign wine was prohibited, save the wines of Toro. These wines were also the wines that accompanied Spanish explorers to the New World. D.O. Toro was rediscovered in 1990 by the Numanthia project, masterminded by Jorge Ordónez and the Eguren family.

Color

Red

Producers

Vatan Bodegas

Grape

#tintadetoro

Region

Location: Morales de Toro, Pedrosa del Rey, Villaester, Province of Zamora, D.O. Toro Vineyards: Five vineyards in the towns of Morales de Toro, Pedrosa del Rey and Villaester Year(s) Planted: 1900, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1958 Viticulture: Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Practicing organic gobelet (vaso) trained vines, cultivated completely by hand.

Wine production

Varietal: 100% Tinta de Toro Sorting is followed by destemming without crushing. The whole berries are transferred to 5,000L open top stainless-steel and polymer vats. Fermentation is started with a pied de cuve, and maceration lasts between six and eight days, no more. The wine is pressed in a vertical basket & pneumatic press for eight to twelve hours and is transferred immediately to second through fourth use barriques.

Maturation

The primary fermentation finishes in barrique and malolactic starts spontaneously. The wine rests in barrel for 12 months.