Winemaker Notes
Made with grapes from organic agriculture. This wine is the most representative of the winery. It is produced with 95% Tinta de Toro and 5% Grenache from the main vineyard, where vines are 45 years old on average. Intense, long, aromatic, has all the features that Gil Luna family look for a wine.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
This polished red is sleek and firm, with smoke and sanguine notes balancing the black cherry, licorice and tar flavors. Fresh acidity cuts through the muscular tannins. A big wine, but has balance and energy. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
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.