Sofros “P&M” 2021

Wine tasting:

Cherry with blue highlights in the glass. A fruity, fresh, and complex nose with red fruit and subtle toasty notes from volcanic rock in the oak (mineral, salty, chocolate, spices…). Round, sweet, and ripe tannins. On the palate: smooth, ripe fruit; mineral notes from our specific volcanic rock toasting; a fruity and fresh finish; good acidity.
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 "P&M" 2021.

Designation of origin: D.O. Toro.

Technical manager: Ramiro Carbajo del Río.

Production: 2.600 bottles.

Viticulture: Made with tinta de toro grape from very gently cared vineyards of 5 hectares, of 94 years of age, head-pruned, located in a villaje called Morales de Toro in the territorial región of Zamora, at a 705 metres of altitude.
A warm winter gave way to a dry summer. Grape quality was very good, with a very sharp average decline in production, initially (in the spring) due to Storm Filomena, which caused frost and some hail, and later due to rain and some hailstorms in late August and early September. Despite all this, these conditions helped improve the quality of the grapes, resulting in optimal ripening.

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: 94 years.

Pruning system: Goblet.

Grape harvest: 28 of september, harvested in 15 kg. boxes.

Grape variety: Tinta de Toro.

Packaging:

Format: 6 bottles on wood box.

Pre-fermentation process:

Duration: 3 days.

Temperature: 10 °C.

Alcoholic fermentation:

Duration: 14 days with native yeasts.

Temperature: At 23°C reaching up to 28 °C during some hours.

Malolactic fermentation:

On barrels.

Maturing in casks:

Capacity: 225 liters.

Moment of usage: New, we change them every year.

Type: French oak 100 %.

Grain size: Very fine.

Roast: Medium.

Aging: 27 months.

Switches: 3.

Physical-Chemical properties:

Alcoholic strength by volume: 14,5% vol.

Total acidity content: 5,6 g/l

Residual sugar: 2 g/l.

pH: 3,6.

Clarification: Without clarifying.

Filtration: No filtration.