2018 Vega Sicilia 'Pintia' Toro DO

A rich and bold Tempranillo from the Toro region, featuring dark fruits, chocolate, and minerality.

Producer

Tempos Vega Sicilia

Region

Toro, Castile and León

Country

Spain

Varietal

Tempranillo

Varietal Composition

100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)

Specifications

2018

Vintage

2031

Drink By

15

%

ABV

Vinification

Hand harvested grapes from 34 year old vines (avg), then aged 10 months in French (82%) and American (18% oak) (81% new)

Occasional wine note

Wow! This is a fantastic Tempranillo. Big, dark fruits, chocolate, and some minerality. This is a quintessential Tempranillo from the Toro region of Castile and León.

What experts say about this wine

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James Suckling

Brooding but fresh nose, with tarry blackberries and fresh blue fruit. Iron, wet stones, violets and a hint of mocha, too. Full-bodied, mineral and broad on the palate with a stony feel, though not heavy at all. A really elegant, nuanced and extremely poised Pintia that you can enjoy now and for the next decade. A really eclectic Pintia showing more elegance and calculation.

95

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100

Wine Advocate

The 2018 Pintia comes from a cooler and wetter vintage when the grapes were picked between September 20th and October 7th, and it fermented in their new fermentation room where they feel they can be more precise. The wine still has 15% alcohol, with a pH of 3.82 and 4.6 grams of acidity. It had a shorter élevage this year and matured for 10 months in French and 18% American oak barrels, 81% of them new. The nose is very expressive, with bright cherry fruit, and the wine is fresher than the norm in the region, with integrated alcohol and oak, reflecting a very cool year, floral and perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals very fine and elegant tannins. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Pintia.

pairing recommendation

Red Meat

Pork

Cured Meats

Spanish Fare

Mexican Fare

Root Vegetables

Stews & Soups

Hard Cheeses

2018 Vega Sicilia 'Pintia' Toro DO

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2018 Vega Sicilia 'Pintia' Toro DO

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