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D.O. Toro

Introduction | History | Geography | Climate | Viticulture | Viniculture | Wines | Wineries  

As a historic winemaking area Toro has made a huge comeback in the last fifteen years. Its rich, ripe and powerful red wines, based on the native Tinta del Toro grape, began to show their potential after a new generation of trained oenologists began work here and the necessary investment was made in stainless steel equipment. In the last decade there has also been a continuous upgrading of harvesting methods.

What makes Toro's red wines unusual - and has given them fame since medieval times - is their combination of top-range strength, full fruit, freshness and acidity as well as the ability to age well .

Local producers reckon that young wines peak when two years old, Crianzas at five to nine years, Reservas at thirteen years and Gran Reservas at twenty years.

 

Fact file

CRDO address:

Concepción, 3

49800 Toro

Zamora

Spain

DO established

1987

Last updated

19 April 2004

Telephone

+34 980-690-335

Fax

+34 980-693-201

E-mail

consejo@dotoro.es

Website

www.dotoro.es

Vineyards:

Subzones

-

Area under vine

5,868 ha

 

 

Altitude of vineyards

650-825 m

Soil types

Sandy over alluvial/clay in the south, some limestone in the north/east

Principal grapes (w)

-

Principal grapes (r)

Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)

Permitted grapes (w)

Malvasía, Verdejo

Permitted grapes (r)

Garnacha Tinta

Experimental grapes (w)

-

Experimental grapes (r)

-

Organic viticulture

-

Climate:

Max. summer temp.

40°C

Min. winter temp.

-10°C

Average rainfall

300-400 mm annually

Average sunshine

2,600-3,000 hours annually

Production:

Maximum crop

6,000 kg/ha

Yield

70%

Equivalent hl/ha

42-63 hl/ha

Production 2006 (hl)

29,479

Production 2007 (hl)

46,256

Production 2008 (hl)

-

Wine alcohol content:

White

Min. 11% max. 13.5% abv

Pink

Min. 11% max. 14% abv

Red

Min. 12.5% max. 15% abv

Other

-

Ageing in oak:

Crianza

6 months oak, 12 months bottle, released 01-Dec vintage +2

Reserva

12 months oak, released 01-Dec vintage +3

Gran Reserva

24 months oak, released 01-Dec vintage +5

Wineries:

Number of Wineries

48

Total exports - 2006

-

Total exports - 2007

21,934 hl

Total exports - 2008

-

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