DO TORO
Appellation: Designation of Origin
Situation: Castilla y León
THE BEGINNING
The wines from Toro are brimming with tradition. Their origins date back to before the settlements of the Romans. In the Middle Ages, they were greatly appreciated, and enjoyed royal privileges which allowed them to be commercialised in towns and cities where the sale of other wines was forbidden.
These wines filled royal cellars and ships that were to sail to the lands of the New World.
During the 19th century, large quantities were exported to France to fill the gap that had been left by the phyloxera plague.
In the 70s of the 20th century, the first steps were taken to create what was to later become the Toro Designation of Origin, which culminated in 1987.
The Regulating Body for the Toro Designation of origin currently guarantees over 50 wineries.
Its evolution over recent decades has placed this wine as protagonist of the magma of wine reviews at both national and international levels.
MIRALMONTE JOVEN
Grape varieties: Tinta de Toro 100%
Alcohol content: 14% -14,5% Vol.
Bottling Aging: Wine remains a mínimum of 4 months aging in bottles before being marketed. They are kept lying down on metallic racks in an isolated facility where temperatura never excedes 18 degrees.
Color: Clean and brilliant, inténtense, vivid, finely layered morello cherry red with bluish and purplish hues.
Aroma: Intense aromas reminiscent of ripe fruit of wild berries.
Mouth: Highly structured, full-bodied and fruity, lingers at the back of the nose, leaving a pleasant tannic sensation.
MIRALMONTE ROBLE (OAK)
Grape varieties: Tinta de Toro 100%
Alcohol content: 13,5% -14% Vol.
Bottling Aging: Wine remains 6 months aging in bottles before being marketed. They are kept lying down on metallic racks in an isolated facility where temperatura never excedes 18 degrees.
Barrel Aging: Between 4 and 6 months.
Barrel Type: 80% of American oak and 20% French oak.
Color: Ruby red color with violet rims in this layer.
Aroma: Limpid and fresh whre the typical fruit aromas of this variety are merging with aging hints of new wood.
Mouth: It offers a good backbone and is persistent displaying hints of barrel roasting and fruit in retronasal passage.