Toro (DO)

Toro is a wine region within the Spanish town of Toro in Castilla -Leon.

By the River Duero on the border of the provinces of Zamora and Valladolid area has a long winemaking tradition with almost black and very alcoholic wines, but they were often subject to errors due to lack of cellaring. Where even the end of the 19th century had about 35,000 hectares remained in 1996 750 acres left. Only the winery Manolo Fariña produced since the 1980s, a new style of Toro wines. He reaped the vines much earlier and worked with can be cooled steel tanks. In addition, the wine stored in new oak barrels made ​​of oak. Convinced the quality and the territory Toro was awarded in 1986 in recognition of the status of a DO ( Denomiacion de origen ). This prestigious wineries from other regions were aware of the area and recognized the enormous potential. Was triggered a veritable Toro boom with many start-ups and investments. Meanwhile, a number of wines from the Toro have an international level and the vineyard area is 4400 hectares again. The jump in quality in recent years is that of the Priorat region quite comparable, price policy, however, still quite moderate.

On calcareous soil on the north bank of the Duero grow in a pronounced inland climate with long, hot summers with low income red wines from the Tempranillo grape. Here is a variation of this vine Tinta de Toro is used. The cultivation of the vine is favored by the height of the layers msnm there are on average between 600 and 800. Thus the nights are pleasantly cool even during the ripening of the grapes. This is one of the basic conditions for growing quality wines. An outstanding wine of this region, for example, of the maximum number of 100 Parker points valued Termanthia 2004 of the winery Numanthia Termes.