Wine Dominio del Bendito, “El Primer Paso”, Toro DO, 2019

“El Primer Paso”, 2012 – is a young, but very seductive wine, created from grapes Tinta de Toro, hand-picked from old vines. 40% of the vines have an impressive age of 45 years, 60% – from 15 to 40 years. Organic viticulture, unique terroir Toro and painstaking care of the old vines were key to the birth of wine, capable of hitting its purity, intensity unmatched flavor and balanced, pronounced fruit and spicy taste. The grapes are harvested in small 12-kg boxes in the morning, from 8 to 14 hours, after which it is transported to the winery where carefully sorted and then sent to a cold maceration lasting two or three days. Wine fermentation at a temperature 28-32 C is carried out in a small stainless steel tanks or concrete tanks. Excerpt place in barrels of French and American oak for 6 months. During this time, tannic structure is softened, filled with fragrance notes of tobacco and spices, and the taste gets the power, complexity, elegance. After bottling the wine for at least three months aged in the bottle, but for a more harmonious taste and aroma of exposure duration can be increased up to 6-12 months.