VEGA SICILIA Pintia, Toro 2017 MAGNUM
Red Still Wine | Spain | Toro | 150cl
£125.00
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£750.00
£712.50 case
ABV: 15%
Size: 150cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: Spain
Region: Toro
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Description
100% TINTA DE TORO
Pintia lies on the banks of the River Duero, within the DO of Toro. The extremely cold winters and hot summers influence its complex soils, which are characterised by a large number of pebbles. It is therefore paramount to find the optimal harvest time so as not to lose the freshness of the aromas or the acidity of the wine. In contrast to the prolonged harvest in 2016, the 2017 was picked early, in a very condensed window from September 6-17. Extraction and barrel influence were reduced to compensate for the natural intensity of the grapes after the hot summer and ensure elegance.
The Vintage
A cold winter gave way to a warm spring, 1.7ºC above the seasonal average, which caused budbreak to occur 15 days early. The severe frosts at the end of April caused less damage to the Pintia vineyards than expected despite this earlier budbreak. The summer began with a very hot June, continuing through July and August, meaning harvest took place 10 days earlier than in any of the previous 10 years.
THE WINE ADVOCATE Rating 94+
Drink Date: 2022 - 2028
"Toro (almost) didn't suffer the frost of 2017 that decimated Ribera del Duero, and in that early harvest, the grapes for the 2017 Pintia were picked between September 6th and 17th trying to keep the freshness and acidity. They also did a softer extraction, reduced the percentage of wine that went through malolactic in barrel and used less American oak for the élevage, trying to achieve a more elegant wine. Still the wine is ripe, juicy, round and powerful at 15% alcohol, with a mellow palate with a pH of 3.9 and 4.5 grams of acidity. The wine matured in new and used oak barrels for 12 months. It feels quite fresh and harmonious, not showing any heat, not as fresh and atypical as 2016. It keeps the poise and the balance and has abundant but fine tannins. These wines repay time in bottle, and even if approachable now, it should get better with time. It's like a refined version of the 2015. A triumph over the adverse conditions of the year. 204,240 bottles, 6,720 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in May 2019." - Luis Gutiérrez, 30th Dec 2021
