Protos Club Crianza 2021
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Protos Club Crianza 2021 is a Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero with 12 months of barrel aging, characterized by its balance, aromatic intensity, and long, enveloping finish.
Protos Club Crianza 2021 is an elegant, flavorful, and characterful red wine, crafted from an outstanding harvest rated as Excellent in Ribera del Duero. A wine that combines tradition, quality, and pleasure in every glass. It is exclusively produced for Vinoselección by Protos, one of the great Spanish wineries.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
33% new French oak barrels, 34% one-year-old American and French barrels, 33% two-year-old American and French barrels
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
Junio de 2023
Total acidity (g/l)
4.6
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.57
Sugar
1.27
pH
3.88
Alcohol content (% vol.)
15
General Information
Protos Club Crianza 2021 represents the most refined essence of the crianza style from one of the most iconic wineries in Ribera del Duero. Made exclusively with tempranillo from selected vineyards aged between 30 and 35 years, this wine is born from a manual harvest and meticulous winemaking process that prioritizes the expression of the terroir. The 12-month aging in French and American oak barrels—with a balanced distribution between new and used wood—adds complexity, structure, and an elegance that is evident from the first sip.
Protos Club Crianza 2021 is a wine that speaks of origin, experience, and a way of understanding wine that looks to the future without abandoning tradition. It also reflects a work philosophy based on respect for the vineyard, rigorous grape selection, and winemaking that combines tradition with technical precision. The manual harvest allows for an initial selection in the field, which is reinforced by a second control at the winery to ensure that only the best berries enter the process. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts, promoting a more authentic expression of the terroir.
This wine is part of an exclusive collection for Vinoselección members, ensuring a limited production and a particularly well-crafted profile. Additionally, its origin in a vintage rated as Excellent by the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Ribera del Duero enhances its unique character and aging potential, making it a safe bet both for immediate enjoyment and for bottle evolution. As for pairing, it will pair well with rice dishes, such as rabbit and snail rice, or it is also ideal with stewed legumes, like lentils with chorizo and morcilla.
Tasting notes
Very ripe cherry red with intense garnet rim, high layer, vibrant and bright.
On the nose, it is intense and fragrant; the first notes correspond to black fruits (sloe and black plum) followed by floral hints (violets), in the background clear and intense spicy notes (vanilla); a magnificent aromatic finish that reminds us of toasted oak and caramel with subtle yogurt whey notes.
On the palate, it is flavorful, with good structure and a balanced profile between the fruity component and the notes contributed by its aging in oak wood (spices and subtle lactic echoes). It shows a smooth mouthfeel with high-quality tannins, offering a good tactile expression and mouth volume, perfect acidity that provides liveliness. Long and persistent finish where spicy notes and perfectly ripe black fruit stand out.
The winery
Protos was (except for Vega Sicilia) the first winery of Ribera del Duero: founded in 1927 as a cooperative after the union of 11 winegrowers from the area, and one of the wineries that promoted the creation of the Denomination of Origin in Ribera del Duero (1982). Today, it is one of the most important wineries in Spain, and its wines are sold in 100 countries across five continents.
Located in Peñafiel, where the old and new wineries are connected by an underground tunnel. The old winery, exclusively dedicated to aging, has 2 kilometers of underground galleries carved into the mountain on which the castle stands, where the wines are aged under optimal natural conditions. The new facilities, with a spectacular design by the prestigious architect Richard Rogers, place Protos at the forefront of the wine and wine tourism scene. In fact, it is the most visited winery in the D.O. Ribera del Duero and was the first nationally to achieve the "mark of excellence" certificate by the prestigious international body Superbrands. Additionally, in 2013, Protos was recognized as "Winery of the Year" by Wine & Spirit magazine, and in 2022, it was named one of the 50 most admired wineries in the world by the prestigious international organization Drinks International.
Bodegas Protos owns 150 hectares of its own vineyards and also sources from its associates to craft its elegant wines. This carefully managed but extensive viticulture potential allows the allocation of each grape bunch to a specific type of wine. Another cornerstone of its philosophy is the constant renewal of its barrel stock (with a maximum of 4 years). Since 2006, Protos has also been present in the D.O. Rueda, where it produces Verdejo whites following the same high-quality standards. More recently, in 2019, it announced its entry into the D.O. Cigales.