The latest vintage of Protos Roble 2021, the youngest member of the famous Protos family,, is pure Tempranillo.
Consumption features
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
6 months in barrels and a further 6 months in the bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
General Information
Protos Roble 2021 was grown on several plots planted with Tempranillo vines more than 25 years old. A red wine with all the potential of the main grape variety in the Ribera del Duero region, whose process included a six-mmonth stint in French and American oak barrels and a further six months in the bottle before being released onto the market.
Founded in March 1927 by 11 local grape growers, who teamed up to form a cooperative, Bodegas Protos is, as its name suggests, the first winery in Ribera del Duero. Today it is one of the leading firms in the Spanish wine sector thanks, among other reasons, to its production of 4.5 million bottles per year made from grapes grown in the 150 hectares of vineyards it owns, and to the proven quality of the wines it makes. There is no doubt that it's a safe bet.
Protos Roble 2021 (D.O. Ribera del Duero), the firm's youngest red, is intense, fresh and fruity with a touch of sweetness, an ideal choice for pasta, and rice dishes, grilled meats and semicured full-fat cheeses.
Tasting notes
Displays at attractive cherry-red colour with a purplish edge.
Straightfoward and intense nose with predominant aromas of red and black fruit combined with spicy and slightly toasty notes.
Very fruity, fresh and well-structured in the mouth. Slightly sweet and balanced on mid-palate with smooth, pleasant tannins.
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.