Silbón Toro 2022

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Wine tasting:

Bright and unique shades, attractive endless filigree colours in the glass.
Surprises of wood and fruit, without disturbing or overlapping, buttered toast, grandma’s fruit jam.
Pleasant freshness, balanced and transparent, nothing far-fetched, simple and straightforward. Good harmony of sensations, tasty pleasant memories.

Winery:

We continue working in rented facilities, where we have our deposits, barrels and everything necessary to continue maintaining a craft and respectful production with the grape and wine, trying to emulate our ancestors.


Technical information:

Wine name and harvest year: Silbón Toro 2022.

Designation of origin: Tinto D.O. Toro.

Technical manager: Ramiro Carbajo del Río.

Production: 12.000 bottles (75 cl) and 500 Magnum bottles.

Viticulture: This wine is made from Tinta de Toro grape from different vineyards aged 31 to 48. Soils have been selected in order to nurture its Toro character in keeping with fruits and alcohol content. Chalky, loamy-sandy soils, exploring exposure and orientation. From Venialbo to Toro, through Morales and La Boveda.
2022, high temperatures accelerated the ripening of the grapes, small bunches due to strong water stress from the beginning of spring. Low rainfall led to good-quality grapes, disease-free. In winter and early spring there was a certain availability of water which favoured a good plant development.

Soil: Sediments of sandstone, clay and limestone, with boulders on surface. Low organic matter.

Vineyard age: Between 33 and 50 years.

Pruning system: Goblet.

Grape harvest: 20 of September, harvested in 15 kg. boxes.

Grape variety: Tinta de Toro.

Packaging:

Format: 6 bottles on cardboard box.

Pre-fermentation process:

Duration: 24 hours refrigerated.

Temperature: 6 °C.

Alcoholic fermentation:

Duration: 17 days with native yeasts.

Temperature: 25 °C.

Malolactic fermentation:

On barrels.

One month in second year french oak barrel, with inoculation of lactic bacteria

Maturing in casks:

Capacity: 225 liters.

Moment of usage: New cask with volcanic rock roast and of second year.

Type: French oak 100 %.

Grain size: Very fine.

Roast: Medium.

Aging: Cask new for 2 months and 3 months in 2 year old barrel.

Switches: 2.

Physical-Chemical properties:

Alcoholic strength by volume: 14,5% vol.

Total acidity content: 5,6 g/l

Residual sugar: <3 g/l.

pH: 3,6.

Clarification: Without clarifying.

Filtration: Filtered by a micra in the bottling.