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Pintia 2006 75cl

DO | Castilla y León | Spain
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92 By Robert Parker
The purple-colored 2006 Pintia offers up a complex bouquet of wood smoke, forest floor, mushroom, incense, and blackberry. On the palate it is still tightly wound but well-balanced. There is plenty of savory, spicy black fruit, moderate tannin, and good depth. It should be at its best from 2013 to 2025. It is not at the level of the 2004 and 2005 vintages but it is still a strong effort. Bodegas Pintia, a 96 hectare estate, is owned by Vega Sicilia. Pintia is located further west along the Duero River inside the warmer DO of Toro.
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Bodegas Pintia
Ribera del Duero’s most famous estate, Vega Sicilia, established a new Toro located winery in 1997 called Pintia. Upon acquiring 100 hectares of old Tinto de Toro vines, just about one hundred kilometers downstream from their other estates, the Álvarez family choose San Román de Hornija as the home of Pintia. In the beginning years, they experimented with several viticulture and viniculture techniques to unveil the true potential of Toro. Finally, in aims to preserve the wildness that Toro vines offer, they decided on a style that would conserve the fruitiness of the grape, while creating the most elegant wines of the appellation. Today, heading the new generation of Toro wines, the estate only produces one wine, fittingly named Pintia. It is a sophisticated hand-harvested pure Tempranillo that is both rich and intense.