The first publication about wine I'm going to do about the wines of Toro, I leave a description of the appellation of origin itself and the next release will be on a "Family of Wines" called Matsu Toro which we Restaurante Los Olivos and are a favorite for our customers.
TORO
Although the DO dates back to Roman times, in this case we'll skip the history lesson and go directly to the 70 twentieth century where the first steps to create what the passage of time would become the Toro Denomination of Origin, which culminated in 1987. At present the Council of the Designation of Origin Toro guarantees the quality of 40 wineries.
Zamora province is located on the western edge of the region of Castilla y León. The area of \u200b\u200bproduction of wines under the Toro is located southeast of the province of Zamora, and includes part of the natural regions of Tierra del Vino, Valle del Toro Guareña and Earth, and is bordered by the mountains of Tierra Bread and Tierra de Campos.
The full extent of the area served by Toro, totals 62,000 hectares. of land area devoted to vineyards is 8,000 hectares., of which 5,500 are registered in the Control Board, belonging to 1,200 registered growers
The area of \u200b\u200bthis designation is characterized by an extreme continental climate with influences Atlantic, arid character.
PRECIPITATION: 350-400 mm. annual
TEMP. ANNUAL AVERAGE: 12-13ÅC (from -11 to 37ÅC)
SUN HOURS EFFECTIVE: 2,600 (up 3,000) INDEX
heliothermic: 4.23
vegetative CYCLE OF THE VINE: 230 days (approx.)
All these weather conditions, extreme cold in winter, long hours of sunshine, etc. provide exceptional quality grapes, which is essential for making great wines.
The floor is formed by sediments of sandstones, clays and Pliocene limestone conglomerate, which originated surface brown limestone soils on unconsolidated material. Alternate from silty materials, a coarse-grained sandstones and fine levels of limestone and clastic marls formed during the Miocene.
The altitude of the vineyards is between 620 m and 750 m. , These soils belong to the Tertiary
Grape Varieties
BULL INK
; native variety par excellence whose origin is hardly information. It is considered that the Romans (210 BC) the true promoters of vineyards in the Duero basin, invading the territory formerly vacceo and completely destroying the city under the command of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
After phylloxera invasion in Spain in 1870 the cultivation of the vine undergoes a major conversion, and is where the variety Toro Tinta de Toro is rooted in loose sandy soil, well drained, preserved until the present day multiplication ungrafted vineyards. On this date Toro has Enology Station located in the city itself provide technical services to the wine of the moment demands. On May 26, 1933 at Toro is given for the first time the Designation of Origin. (Posted June 4 Gazette , 1933)
In 1990, the Junta de Castilla y León is immersed in a plan of sanitary clonal selection and vine, rescuing and multiplying local varieties of the Community, including the Tinta de Toro, the which currently has the stamp of certification as native variety, with its own name with agronomic traits and ampelográficas well defined. The trade of the same is issued with blue label and its corresponding clone number.
GARNACHA
Also known as Tinto Aragones, the territory in which the Celts were drinking wine mixed with honey. Phoenicians and Romans had much to do in the settlement of this variety in Toro, a variety that blends well in the mix for its subtle aromas and creamy texture that gives the wines.
Carried erect, early budding and late ripening, slightly wavy leaves orbicular light green shiny or oily appearance , underside glabrous with pale green stalk, clusters medium sized pyramidal and grapes often consecutive spherical blue-red, thin skins
VERDEJO
; Implanted in the area by the Mozarabic that African land and departed from Al-Andalus Transhuman up to Castile, where they settled in its luggage carrying the Blanco Verdejo, stick brought from distant vinifera Algaida.
De prostrate, blade orbicular somewhat irregular, and with nerves glabrous underside pronounced dark green with small clusters of thick skin that white must provide a high concentration of extracts as a whole.
MALVASIA
almogárabes is due to the introduction of Malvasia variety on English soil after their expeditions in the East. From Greece, specifically in the Hellenic Monembasia rods of the variety were planted in the province of Zamora where lit with both roots and effectiveness.
semi Carried erect, medium sized leaves and lobed pentagonal light green, main veins with villi large clusters shoulders taper crowded, obovoid large grapes are greenish yellow and thin skins. The delicacy of them together makes it necessary to extract criomaceration fruity series retained in the skins.
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