DO Toro - Zamora

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Its approximately 2,700 has of vineyards are cultivated in deep, loose, sometimes stony soils of low fertility and gentle topography, in general.

The climate is continental extreme, with rain reaching the 400 mm per year, very cold winters, dry summers and warm and high luminosity.

Adjustments of labelling:

"Crianza", "Reserva", "Gran Reserva", "Fermenter in barrel", "Oak" .

Grape varieties:

White: Malvasía Castilian (Not. Doña Blanca) and Verdejo.

Reds: Tinta de Toro *, Grenache.* Preferred variety .

Tasting notes:

White wines: Presents a yellow straw, clean and bright, without particles in suspension. it is characterized by a clean, fruity aromas and clean tasty and balanced wines are in the mouth.

Fermented wine in barrels: have more intense colors that the types of young wine provided by its process of elaboration, and similarly should be clean and bright. characterized by clean aromas with hints of smoked and roasted interspersed with fruit and floral aromas of the variety of medium intensity. In the mouth it should convey fat, large and complex sensations with a well assembled oak.

This type of wine should be an important component of the varietal.

Rosé wines: Presents a red to Raspberry strawberry, clean and bright, without particles in suspension. characterized by aromas of forest fruit. No strange odors. In mouth they are fresh, tasty and balanced.

Young red wine: Presents a red cherry, bright, streaked purple thin layer, without particles in suspension. is characterized by primary aromas of red and wild fruits.

According to the development could develop aromas of spicy, and oak.

Clean aromas. In the mouth have a good structure, balanced and tasty. According to the development could develop flavors and spicy oak.

Red wine with aging in barrels (including mentions Roble, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva): present red - cherry to tile, bright, clean and without particles in suspension. it is characterized by primary aromas of red and ripe, fruits with tertiary aromas of cask. In the mouth, are fleshy, long aftertaste, glyceric, with structure powerful retronasal.

Chemical properties:

White wine: An alcoholic strength of 11% in volume

Rosé wine: An alcoholic strength of 11% in volume

Red wine: An alcoholic strength of 12.5% by volume .

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