Descripción

Pintia, el vino de Toro de la familia Álvarez (propietarios de Vega Sicilia), es un tinto elegante dentro de la austeridad que confiere la región. Esta añada se presenta con estructura y personalidad, fresca, con nervio, elegancia y gran recorrido. Uno de los vinos más asequibles de Vega Sicilia, siempre avalado tanto por las buenas críticas del público como de las revistas especializadas.

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Tinto Crianza
Añada
2015
Grado
15.0% vol.
Producción
203.857 botellas y 6.496 mágnums
Variedad
100% Tinta de Toro
Origen
Toro

Cata

Vista
Color cereza de borde granate.
Nariz
Aroma a roble cremoso, fruta madura, chocolate y roble nuevo.
Boca
Sabor potente, confitado y de taninos dulces.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.
Consumo
Óptimo hasta 2025, si se conserva en buenas condiciones.
Maridaje
Carne de buey, cordero asado, caza de pluma y estofados.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedos situados en la localidad de San Román de Hornija (Valladolid), a 700 metros de altitud.
Superficie
98 hectáreas.
Edad
32 años.
Suelo
Formados sobre depósitos aluviales con acumulaciones arenosas y de cuarcitas en algunas parcelas.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual en cajas de 12 kilogramos.
Vinificación
Antes de la fermentación, se lleva a cabo durante 6 días una maceración en frío en tinas de madera de roble. La fermentación maloláctica también se efectúa en madera.
Envejecimiento
12 meses en barricas de roble francés (80%) y americano (20%).
Embotellado
Tuvo lugar en mayo de 2017.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The only wine produced here is the 2015 Pintia, which, in the warm and dry 2015, reaches 15% alcohol and has moderate acidity and a creamy, soft texture, with plenty of concentration, ripeness and tannins. It fermented in oak vats and matured in oak barrels (new and used, French and American) for 12 months. It was a powerful vintage, and they did part of the malolactic fermentation in oak vats instead of 100% in barrique to keep some of the freshness, and they also have 15,000 liters of wine that can mature in stainless steel and rotate some lots in vat before they are put in barrique. All this goes in the direction of keeping the freshness of the wine in a zone where power comes naturally, and all the tools are welcomed, including the use of different toast in the barrels. All this seems to have paid off, and even if the wine is powerful and tannic, it has good balance and the tannins are fine-grained. This has reached a good balance between power and elegance. 203,857 bottles, 6,496 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in May 2017.

James Suckling:

The aromas to this are so complex and enticing with nutmeg, dark berries, chocolate and white pepper. Full body. Dense and layered with so much wonderful, complex and succulent character. It just makes you want to drink it. Drink or hold.

Decanter:

Toro used to resist taming. With 2015 Pintia is showing the results of work started in 2008 on the vineyard and in the winery. The palate will always be dense – after all, this is Toro. But the aromatics are tempting, with lively refined oak and red fruits. The acidity is bright. It's a wine that needs time. My score is 93-plus – I'd like to come back to it nearer its drinking time and reassess it. Pintia is emerging as a relative of Vega Sicilia that’s very much worth following.