Type: Red Wine
Country: Spain
Code: REJA015
Wow - this is a big boy! Ripe, dense, smoky and spicy with layers of black fruits and a silky complex mineral overtone. A robust fella which seems to be typical of the Castilla Y Leon area, where the warm climate benefits grape ripening.

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...

I loved the richness, the robust, dense, smoky spicy character that just seem to evolve over an hours of breathing and warming whilst the Sunday roast cooked. Layers of black fruit jam, cranberry and a little smoked coffee gave way to ripe and rounded tannins - a lovely big wine, more than a match for robust cheeses and grilled meats.
Its harmony of spices and blackberry fruit pairs perfectly with stew meats and dark chocolate.
Selection of grapes in the vineyards of over 70 years old and further selection in the winery, cold pre-­‐fermentation maceration and fermentation at a controlled temperature. Ageing for 18 months in very tight grain French oak barrels.

Highly Commended - Wine Merchant Top 100, 2024.

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