ORIGIN: D.O. Toro. VARIETAL COMPOSITION: 100% Tinta de Toro “Tempranillo”. AGING: French Oak for 12 months. TASTING NOTES: Deep cherry red with pronounced violet undertones. Explosion of very pure fruits, although 100% new barrels the oak is not predominant. From start it is very expressive and enjoyable. Robert Parker gave it 95 Points. HISTORY: In 1995 and 1996 the Alvarez family, owners of Vega Sicilia began to think of a new winery . Not far from the Ribera del Duero (about 100 km), there is Toro. Another famous wine producing region in Spain. They thought they could be a challenge to develop a project there , an area not very fashionable in those years but with great potential. The early years were devoted to the study to produce a wine that kept the prestige of the firm. After the first four vintages (1997-2000) , they realized that they had to preserve, protect and remove anything that will make an elegant wine Pintia within austerity conferring region. This is the philosophy that defines Pintia . The vineyards are unique and have an average age of between 40 and 60. The result: a modern Toresano , which seeks to reward the fruit in keeping with the character of their terroir .