Bodegas Vatan Vatan Tinta de Toro 2017
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Triton Tinta de Toro is the pure representation of the oldest clone of Tempranillo in Spain.
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The flagship 2017 Vatan checks in as 100% Tinta de Toro from a single vineyard and was brought up in new barriques sourced from Bordeaux and Burgundy. It offers a serious bouquet of ripe red and black currants, cassis, spicy oak, chocolate, and lead pencil shavings. This carries to a gorgeously pure, medium to full-bodied, concentrated red with ripe yet present tannins, impeccable balance, and a great finish. It's another terrific vintage for this estate, and this beauty will shine for over a decade. Best After 2022 Rating : 95+
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COMMENTARY: The 2017 Bodegas Ordóñez Vatan takes the Toro D.O. to another level. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers excellent aromas and flavors of black fruit and lovely oaky notes. Pair its slightly elevated palate with a grilled ribeye. (Tasted: March 21, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Verdejo is one of Spain’s most historic white grapes, as it has been in production since the Roman times, several thousand years ago. After over fifteen years as the lead producer of quality Verdejo in Spain, Ordóñez chose Puras, Valladolid, as the best appellation within Rueda for growing Verdejo. This isolated corner of the D.O. is home to sandy soils intermixed with river stones that were deposited tens of thousands of years ago when the Duero river was several hundred miles wide. Due to the sandy soils, this sub-appellation of Rueda, shaped like Italy’s boot, resisted the phylloxera. Bodegas Ordóñez takes advantage of this unique terroir to produce wine from its ungrafted vineyards, the oldest of which was planted in 1885. Jorge’s philosophy is to age all of our wines sur lie and barrel fermented in both stainless steel and large format, mostly used French oak.
Notoriously food-friendly, long-lasting and Spain’s most widely planted grape, Tempranillo is the star variety of red wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero. The Rioja terms Joven, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva indicate both barrel and bottle time before release. Traditionally blended in Rioja with Garnacha, plus a bit of Mazuelo (Carignan) and Graciano, the Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero typically stands alone. Somm Secret—Tempranillo claims many different names depending on location. In Penedès, it is called Ull de Llebre and in Valdepeñas, goes by Cencibel. Known as Tinta Roriz in Portugal, Tempranillo plays an important role in Port wine.
Spain's remote, high elevation Spanish wine zone between the regions of Bierzo and Ribera del Duero produces intense, full-bodied reds made from Tempranillo, locally called Tinta de Toro. This local variant has adapted to the region’s climatic extremes and recognizing its potential, top producers from Ribera del Duero and Rioja have invested heavily in its vineyards.