Sofros 2019

Wine tasting:

Heady, bright, and rich colour. Notes of berries and spices on the nose. Fresh and balanced with fine acidity and a long finish, rounded and rich tannins. Broad wine with a fruity mouth finish.
The enologist: Ramiro Carbajo del Río

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: Sofros 2019.

Designation of origin: D.O. Toro.

Technical manager: Ramiro Carbajo del Río.

Production: 10.500 bottles.

Viticulture: Made with tinta de toro grape from very gently cared vineyards of 5 hectares, located in a village called Morales de Toro in the territorial región of Zamora, at 705 metres of altitude.
2019 was a hot year, as it has been usual in recent years, but unlike 2018 and 2017, this year it rained when it was time: still low rainfall volumes, but just at the right moments to relieve water stress. We followed the ripeness index of each plot to start harvesting. As usual, we aim to strike that difficult balance between acidity and pH, phenolic ripeness and sugars. There have been two defining factors –the excellent health status of the grapes and the day-time/night-time heat transfer– which have allowed our fruits to ripen optimally. This vintage stands out for the quality, complexity, and structure of its wines.

Soil: Sediments of sandstones, clays and limestones, with boulders on surface. Low content of organic material and an unbalanced on acidit and pH.

Vineyard age: 92 years.

Pruning system: Goblet.

Grape harvest: 26 of September, harvested in 15 kg. boxes.

Grape variety: Tinta de Toro.

Packaging:

Format: 6 bottles on cardboard box.

Pre-fermentation process:

Duration: 5 days.

Temperature: 6 °C.

Alcoholic fermentation:

Duration: 16 days with native yeasts.

Temperature: At 24 ºC reaching up to 30 ºC during some hours.

Malolactic fermentation:

On barrels.

Maturing in casks:

Capacity: 225 liters.

Moment of usage: New barrels with volcanic rock roast, we change them every year.

Type: French oak 100 %.

Grain size: Very fine.

Roast: Medium.

Aging: 18 months.

Switches: 3.

Physical-Chemical properties:

Alcoholic strength by volume: 14,5% vol.

Total acidity content: 5,7 g/l

Residual sugar: <2 g/l.

pH: 3,6.

Clarification: Without clarifying.

Filtration: No filtration.