Finca Sobreño Cuvée Especial Crianza 2021
A Toro wine based on quality and the characteristics of the vineyard
Before the D.O. Toro – whose wines now cater to the most demanding palates worldwide – became internationally acclaimed, Bodegas Sobreño set out to achieve an elegance that you can discover for yourself in Finca Sobreño Cuvée Especial Crianza 2021. This wine is made by a firm that focuses on quality and on bringing out the characteristics the vineyard, and is a good example of the great wines currently made in Toro and of the high standard of an Excellent-rated vintage. You’ll only find it here because it’s a special batch of the standard Crianza made exclusively for Vinoselección.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tinta de Toro
Type of barrel
American oak barrels less than 4 years old
Barrel aging time
9 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Finca Sobreño Cuvée Especial Crianza 2021 comes from a vintage with an Excellent rating in the D.O. Toro. It’s made entirely from Tinta de Toro grapes grown in Finca Sobreño’s superb vineyards. The grapes underwent pre-fermentative maceration at 10ºC for three days and fermentation at a maximum temperature of 28 ºC. Maceration lasted a total of about 16 days. The wine was finally aged for at least 9 months in American oak barrels less than 4 years old.
Finca Sobreño is the firm owned by the San Ildefonso family. With the experience of Rioja winemaking under its belt, the family set about finding quality vineyards all over the country. Their search ended in 1998 when they came across a 25-hectare estate in Toro notable for its excellent soil, relief and altitude. Its vineyards produce wines that bring out all the properties of the Tinta de Toro grape variety.
Finca Sobreño Cuvée Especial 2021 (D.O. Toro) is perfect with meat dishes such as filet au poivre.
The winery
Winery
Before the international explosion of the Toro Denomination of Origin, which now showcases its wines on the most demanding tables in the world, Bodegas Sobreño (1998) paved a path towards elegance and subtlety, moving away from the traditional powerful wines of the region.
With the experience of their Rioja initiative, the San Ildefonso family embarked in the nineties on a search for high-quality vineyards across the country with one basic requirement: the variety had to be tempranillo, and the vineyard had to be the key to the success of the wines of the new project. The search ended in 1998 when the family arrived in Toro and found a 25-hectare estate where they established the winery. This geographical area stands out for its excellent soil, orography, and altitude, which allow the Tinta de Toro to express itself in all its facets.
In a short time, Bodegas Sobreño gained a reputation thanks to the high scores awarded by the American guru Robert Parker to several of its wines. The success of the winery is based on the quality of its vineyard: over 80 years old—some pre-phylloxera—with very limited production.