Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Pintia |
Label Name: | Pintia Collection 2016/2017/2018 |
Vintage: | MIXED |
Country: | Spain |
Region: | Toro, Castilla y León |
Volume: | 6x 750ml |
ABV: | 15% |
Grape(s): | Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Critical scores for the 2016 vintage include: Wine Advocate 95 (Luis Gutiérrez) ; Vinous 95 (Josh Raynolds); James Suckling 94 ; Wine Spectator 91 . Vintage rating summaries also listed across sources
Tasting Note
Black and red fruit (blackberry, plum), violet and cocoa notes with garrigue and mineral undertones; chalky, fine tannins, lively acidity, medium–full body and a long savory finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye/steak, beef stew, aged Manchego or Iberico; Asian pairings: Korean BBQ (bulgogi/grilled short ribs), char siu or Peking duck, Sichuan-style beef, teriyaki beef, yakitori (dark-meat skewers).
Production Method
Hand-harvested Tinta de Toro; cold soak and fermentation in oak vats, ≈60% malolactic in barrel and aged ~12–13 months mainly in new French with some American oak.
Vineyard Info
Bodegas Pintia (part of the Vega Sicilia group) farms high-altitude vineyards around San Román de Hornija and Pedrosa del Rey; planted with old Tinta de Toro clones, first Pintia release in 2001.