Winery:  Bodegas Matsu                                       

Region:  D.O. Toro

Vintage:  2020                                        

Bottle:  75cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: 100% Tinta de Toro

Type:  Red Wine Crianza

Alcohol Volume:  14.5%

Serving Temperature:  16º - 18º

Production:

The grapes come from a selection of very low-yielding centenarian vines.

The wine is naturally farmed using biodynamic techniques. Manual harvested. Fermentation takes place in reinforced concrete deposits for 3 weeks. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, where it will age for 14 months with a further refinement in the bottle.

The wine has not been filtered, and it has been clarified without being submitted to aggressive treatments to preserve its natural characteristics. Vegan friendly.

Tasting Notes: Fresh fruit-driven, with intense aromas of red and black cherries, vainilla, and chocolate notes. Full-bodied, round and supple, pleasant, easy-to-drink wine.

Note: To drink over the next 4–5 years.

THE WINERY

Matsu is a modern project of sustainable viticulture that produces an exclusive collection of high-expression wines. All of its wines are natural and grown according to biodynamic farming principles. The vineyards are cultivated completely ecologically, avoiding any use of chemical or synthetic fungicides, herbicides, insecticides. Matsu represents the essence of a natural wine.

Bodega Matsu is part of the Vintae Group, an innovative and dynamic enterprise that elaborates wine in eight different DOs throughout Spain. Founded in 1999 by Jose Miguel Arambarri, a passionate entrepreneur from La Rioja, a great connoisseur and enthusiast of the wine industry. Today, he leads the project together with his two sons, Ricardo and José Miguel, causing a revolution in the wine-growing sector by creating innovative wines that transmit passion while always keeping new customer tastes and tendencies in mind.