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Toro

Toro pushes Tempranillo toward power, with old vines and heat giving dense colour, alcohol and grip.

Place
Toro · Duero & León · Spain
Producers
11
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationToro · Duero & León41.43° N · 5.44° W
Appellations
Toro

Elsewhere in Duero & León

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  2. Ribera del Duero53 producersRibera del Duero puts Tempranillo on a high plateau, so hot days build dark fruit while cold nights keep the tannin firm and fresh.
  3. Rueda6 producersRueda is the Verdejo counterpoint to Castilla's reds, giving crisp, herbal whites from high, dry plains.

Producer profiles

Producers in Toro

  • Bodega Ecológica Luis SaavedraCertified organic Garnacha estate in Cenicientos, southwest Madrid, producing two red wines: an oak-aged blend and a natural single-vineyard wine from old vines.
  • Bodega Elias MoraOld-vine Tinta de Toro estate in DO Toro, Castilla y León; organic farming, own-rooted bush vines up to 80 years old, minimal-intervention cellar.
  • Bodega MarañonesOld-vine Garnacha Tinta from granite soils in the Sierra de Gredos, west of Madrid. The 30.000 Maravedíes is aged 15 months on its lees across foudres, French oak, and concrete, building texture around a core of freshness that granite and altitude make possible.
  • Bodega NumanthiaBodega Numanthia makes dry red wines from Tinta de Toro on ungrafted vines up to 200 years old in the Toro appellation, Zamora. Three wines, one grape, organically farmed, owned by Moët Hennessy since 2008.
  • Bodegas BernabelevaSingle-parcel Garnacha from old-vine, high-altitude granite in the Gredos mountains southwest of Madrid. Unfined, unfiltered, organic.
  • Bodegas FariñaThird-generation Toro estate that farmed ungrafted Tinta de Toro on phylloxera-resistant sandy soils, helped found the D.O. Toro appellation, and changed what Toro wine tasted like before the denomination existed.
  • Bodegas IturriaBordeaux-trained Xavier Iturria founded this small Toro estate in 2009, farming ungrafted old vines at 700 metres and ageing Tinta de Toro in French oak to produce wines that run counter to the appellation's bulk-red reputation.
  • Bodegas Ramon RamosA three-generation Toro DO producer in Venialbo, Zamora, working goblet-trained Tinta de Toro from sandy, stony soils. Three ranges span fresh entry wines, classically structured Crianza reds, and unfiltered natural wines from parcels over 80 years old.
  • Bodegas Vatan S.LJorge Ordóñez's personal project in D.O. Toro and D.O. Rueda, built around ungrafted vines planted from 1885 through 1962 on sandy soils that survived phylloxera intact.
  • Finca Daniel RamosCebreros Garnacha from old bush trained vines, made by Daniel Ramos with native yeast, slow maceration and minimal sulfur.

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Where to go next

placeReturn to Duero & LeónSee how Toro fits within the wider Duero & León region.mapSee Toro in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet Bodega Ecológica Luis SaavedraBodega Ecológica Luis Saavedra is one of the producers placed in Toro.