Description

• Alcohol %: 15%
• Decant Time: 60-90 minutes
• Taste: blackberry, black cherry, dark fruit, vanilla, coffee, hibiscus, French oak spice, grippy tannins, ripe fruit, concentrated, juicy, tight finish
• Food Matching: Braised lamb shank, Grilled sirloin steak, Roasted game (venison, duck), Braised beef (short rib), Hard aged cheeses (Manchego, aged cheddar), Hearty stews and casseroles
• Grape Variety: Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) : 100%,

Tasting note

品飲筆記：酒色深沉，黑莓與黑櫻桃的成熟果香先行，帶著溫暖的香草與一絲咖啡與木槿花香。入口飽滿又多汁，酸度明亮把果實拉得有型，但同時單寧紮實、帶點嚼感，法國橡木的香氣與甜香融入尾段，收結乾淨且帶嚼勁。 酒莊與葡萄園：Vatan Toro（隸屬Bodegas Ordoñez）出品，葡萄來自1900年栽植、保留原生根系的老藤，老藤低產、養分累積，使酒體更有濃度與深度。 釀造手法：嚴格選果後去梗，整串或整顆入三噸開放式不鏽鋼溫控發酵槽，使用自然菌種自然發酵；主發酵與乳酸發酵都在桶中完成。之後以18–22個月的法國橡木桶（並搭配少量500–600L的大桶）熟成，帶來層次感與香草、烘烤香的細緻結構。建議醒酒一小時以上，與燒烤或厚切紅肉最合。喝的時候可以慢慢感受單寧與果酸如何互相拉扯，口感很有舞台感。

Tasting Note: Deep ruby with a dense core. Aromas of ripe blackberry and black cherry lift from the glass, layered with vanilla, a touch of coffee and floral hibiscus. On the palate it is concentrated and juicy yet tightly wound—fresh acidity balancing ripe fruit, with firm, grippy tannins and well-integrated French oak. The finish is long, crunchy and succulent, promising further integration with a few years of cellaring. Producer & Vineyard: From Vatan Toro under Bodegas Ordoñez, this wine is drawn from vines planted in 1900 on original, ungrafted rootstock. Those century-old vines lend depth and concentration to the fruit. Winemaking & Ageing: Bunches are rigorously sorted, destemmed and fermented (whole berries to open-top, three-ton stainless fermenters) with indigenous yeasts. Primary and malolactic fermentation finish in barrel. The wine is aged 18–22 months primarily in Bordeaux and Burgundy French oak barrels, with a small portion in 500–600L puncheons and demi-muids, producing a savory oak frame and layered texture.

Winery

Vatan Toro（由Bodegas Ordoñez經營）專注呈現Toro老藤的力量。酒莊善用百年原生根系的葡萄園，從嚴格篩選到自然發酵、以法國橡木長期熟成，追求帶有結構感與陳年潛力的濃郁紅酒。

Vatan Toro, under the ownership of Bodegas Ordoñez, focuses on expressing the power of Toro's old vines. The estate works with century-old, ungrafted vineyards and traditional techniques, combining careful sorting and low-intervention spontaneous ferments with extended French oak ageing to craft concentrated, ageworthy wines.