NOVEMBER 2023
Protos Vendimia Seleccionada 2021
Protos has joined in our anniversary celebrations
By popular request, to continue with Vinoselección’s 50th anniversary celebrations, we bring you Protos Vendimia Seleccionada 2021, a new edition of the custom-designed red that’s become a must-have. What’s more, it comes from an Excellent-rated vintage.
General features
Type of barrel
American and French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
6 months
General Information
We’re continuing to celebrate Vinoselección’s 50th anniversary with a wine that’s been one of the biggest hits with members: a new edition of Protos Vendimia Seleccionada 2021. A red made exclusively for the Club from a selection of the best bunches of Tempranillo from different plots cultivated at altitudes that vary from 750 to 1100 metres, with vines between 25 and 35 years old.
Bodegas Protos is one of the longest-standing Spanish wineries. Protos, which means ‘first’ in Greek, refers to the original firm founded back in 1927, when a group of grape growers of Ribera del Duero teamed up. The firm now has winemaking facilities in Peñafiel that are equipped with the latest technology, with a spectacular design by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Alonso Balaguer.
The 1400 hectares of vineyards controlled by Bodegas Protos in Ribera del Duero, distributed in a huge mosaic of plots that each average a hectare in size, are home to this red, which has become one of Vinoselección’s members’ favourite wines.
The wine, which comes from a vintage rated Excellent by the regulatory council of the Denominación de Origen Ribera del Duero, was aged in French and American oak barrels for 6 months and demonstrates the vast expanse of vineyards Protos controls. From this enormous stock it chose magnificent vines for this essential red.
Tasting notes
Gorgeous very ripe cherry-red with violet hues in the rim, deeply pigmented.
Intense, complex, concentrated notes of toasted cocoa and coffee sweets, followed by background notes clearly reminiscent of jammy red fruit (cherries and cranberries) and ending with elegant hints of dairy and subtle undertones of smoked wood.
Full-flavoured on the attack with good structure and balance between the fruit and the notes from oak ageing (spices and subtly dairy hints). Elegant, silky mid-palate with high-quality tannins and pleasant tactile sensations and fullness. A perfect acidic bite lends it liveliness. Long, lingering finish with spicy and floral notes.
A great Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero that’s excellent value for money.
Creators' opinion
Protos Vendimia Seleccionada 2021 is the most genuine expression of the Tinto Fino grape variety in Ribera del Duero and a good example of the complexity and typical qualities found in a wine made from grapes grown in the D.O.’s different soils. The vineyards lie at an altitude that varies from 750 to 1100 metres in the best grape-growing areas of Burgos, Valladolid and Soria. We’ve created a very personal wine for our friends at Vinoselección, with an attractive cherry-red colour and interesting nose in which the typical fruity aromas of the variety blend perfectly with those from the oak following several months’ ageing in fine woods, resulting in a wine that’s very balanced and elegant with good complexity and length. We want this wine to reflect our concern with innovating every year, while remaining faithful to the tradition we cherish.