Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia
Pintia Muestra Toro Tempranillo
Toro, Castilla y León, Spain
Did not know Vega Sicilia made a Toro! This is brooding and dark but unexpectedly lithe and refreshing too. The iron, tar and stone are shot through with fresh berries and mocha. Would be excellent with any smoked, spice rubbed meat
Did not know Vega Sicilia made a Toro! This is brooding and dark but unexpectedly lithe and refreshing too. The iron, tar and stone are shot through with fresh berries and mocha. Would be excellent with any smoked, spice rubbed meat
Jul 2nd, 2024
Vega Sicilia started purchasing Toro vineyards in 1997 but didn’t release Pintia until ‘01 after perfecting their style. 100% Tinta de Toro, thick-skinned clone of Tempranillo, beautiful color, complex aromas of fruit & floral spice. Aged, 18 months, French & American oak. On the palate pronounced fresh dark berry fruit flavors, smoky oak notes, well balanced with acidity. Complex tannins, long finish ending with elegant fruit finesse & touch of earthy tones. Nice!
Vega Sicilia started purchasing Toro vineyards in 1997 but didn’t release Pintia until ‘01 after perfecting their style. 100% Tinta de Toro, thick-skinned clone of Tempranillo, beautiful color, complex aromas of fruit & floral spice. Aged, 18 months, French & American oak. On the palate pronounced fresh dark berry fruit flavors, smoky oak notes, well balanced with acidity. Complex tannins, long finish ending with elegant fruit finesse & touch of earthy tones. Nice!
Mar 26th, 2021
Back at Palma Real Reserve and another Pintia (‘10 this time). Better than the ‘12 last year, exotic nose leading a rich and full-bodied beast. Black cherry and Asian spice, smooth and loaded with fine tannins. Would score higher but started to fall apart somewhat after an hour - i’d PnP this if I owned it. But could be a storage issue...
Back at Palma Real Reserve and another Pintia (‘10 this time). Better than the ‘12 last year, exotic nose leading a rich and full-bodied beast. Black cherry and Asian spice, smooth and loaded with fine tannins. Would score higher but started to fall apart somewhat after an hour - i’d PnP this if I owned it. But could be a storage issue...
Jan 5th, 2019
Rich and full body, dense mouthfeel, Silky tannins, black plum, red currant, hints of earth.
Rich and full body, dense mouthfeel, Silky tannins, black plum, red currant, hints of earth.
Dec 16th, 2018Vega Sicilia started purchasing vineyards in Toro in 1997 but didn’t release Pintia until ‘01 after perfecting their style. 100% Tinta de Toro, thick-skinned clone of Tempranillo, beautiful color, complex aromas of fruit & spice. Aged for 13 months in French & American oak. Intense aromas, notes of cedar & berry fruits. On the palate intense fresh dark berry fruit flavors with oak notes, well balanced with acidity. Complex tannins, lingering finish ending with elegant fruit finesse & touch of earthy tones.
Vega Sicilia started purchasing vineyards in Toro in 1997 but didn’t release Pintia until ‘01 after perfecting their style. 100% Tinta de Toro, thick-skinned clone of Tempranillo, beautiful color, complex aromas of fruit & spice. Aged for 13 months in French & American oak. Intense aromas, notes of cedar & berry fruits. On the palate intense fresh dark berry fruit flavors with oak notes, well balanced with acidity. Complex tannins, lingering finish ending with elegant fruit finesse & touch of earthy tones.
Dec 5th, 2018
WOTN 🙌👏👏🙌
Thank you Kirk for sharing this gorgeous bottle with us. Unico’s little brother!!
@Kirk Alexander
WOTN 🙌👏👏🙌
Thank you Kirk for sharing this gorgeous bottle with us. Unico’s little brother!!
@Kirk Alexander
Full. Black fruit. Well structured. Terrific with a meat. Toro is adjacent to Ribera del Duero. Think what Sonoma is to Napa. A great value from the Vega Sicilia house.
Full. Black fruit. Well structured. Terrific with a meat. Toro is adjacent to Ribera del Duero. Think what Sonoma is to Napa. A great value from the Vega Sicilia house.
May 17th, 2018
A dark beast of a wine, the 2012 Pintia displayed notes of fig, plum, and balsamico, followed by brown spices, black earth and minerals. A wine of contrasts on the palate, as intense dark fruits saturated the senses before zesty acidity created an almost mouthwatering experience, yet a layer of fine tannin quickly firmed up the experience. It finished long of dark tary black fruits and spice.
A dark beast of a wine, the 2012 Pintia displayed notes of fig, plum, and balsamico, followed by brown spices, black earth and minerals. A wine of contrasts on the palate, as intense dark fruits saturated the senses before zesty acidity created an almost mouthwatering experience, yet a layer of fine tannin quickly firmed up the experience. It finished long of dark tary black fruits and spice.
May 22nd, 2017
Plum, blackberry, rich but refined with very full grain and ripe tannin that meshes well with the full, but not overblown Toro style of wine. I had this from a 3L a few days before and it was much more open and naturally in a better place being open and decanted naturally as this was near the end of the 3L.
Top 3 producer for me in the region.
American, French and Hungarian oak, 70-30 or 60-40 French to American, Hungarian <1%. 200k bottles of production.
#vegasicilia #pintia #tintadetoro #toro
Plum, blackberry, rich but refined with very full grain and ripe tannin that meshes well with the full, but not overblown Toro style of wine. I had this from a 3L a few days before and it was much more open and naturally in a better place being open and decanted naturally as this was near the end of the 3L.
Top 3 producer for me in the region.
American, French and Hungarian oak, 70-30 or 60-40 French to American, Hungarian <1%. 200k bottles of production.
#vegasicilia #pintia #tintadetoro #toro