Type: Red Wine
Country: Spain
Code: REJA010
Firstly, the label is a real gem - love the mosaique style hinting at the ceramic pot ageing ( we call them Amphoras..or is that Amphorai? ) Anyway, this fresh, redcurrant and raspberry scented red shows the freshness that comes from fermenting and ageing the red in clay pots - a deeply rich, fresh, complex red that just grows and grows like the Beanstalk, but without the dodgy giant at the end of the stalk. Imagine Chateauneuf with a dollop of claret and a glass of Beaujolais. Perfecto!

Bodega Rejadorada

Bodegas Rejadorada is one of the most unique estates we work with in Spain. Situated midway between Rueda and Zamora in NW Spain, the tiny DO of Toro is home to arguably Spain’s greatest red grape, the noble and sturdy Tinta da Toro, and it is this native grape, highly resistant to Phylloxera that is used by a majority of wine estates clustered around the town. The climate is warmly continental, with varying degrees of aspect and altitude on soils that are, in the majority, stony and poor. Such terroir, therefore, requires a grape that can be both hardy and self-sufficient and yet retain freshness. Tinta da Toro is such a grape.

Bodegas Rejadorada was founded in 1999 by Luis R...

Vibrant and intense violet colour. Deep and intense aroma of black fruity mineral notes combined with spices typical of this variety. Full bodied and silky palate with an intense aftertaste with mineral notes coming through.
Perfect pairing for most kind of meats and fish.
Double selected manually harvest of a single vineyard (Finca el Sol - 1978). Fermentation at low temperature to preserve the varietal aromas and aging for 13 months in small ceramic tanks (400 L.), respecting and intensifying the minerality that the vineyard itself provides.

Decanter, February 2023, 93 points: "Low intervention take on Tinta de Toro, fermented and aged for 13 months in ceramic amphorae and bottled unfined, unclarified and unfiltered. Concentrated note of plum, black cherry, blueberry and crushed mint. Beautiful palate, with superb textural appeal, and poised tannins. Breadth on the mid palate. Crunchy flavours of red apple, plum and cranberry driven by vibrant acidity."

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