This Páramos de Nicasia is Oriol & Susana's "village wine" in Toro.
It comes from an old ungrafted vine in Villaester, North West of the Douro, on sandy soils. Besides the typical Tinta de Toro, one can find there quite a lot of Grenache and Malvasia.
If you add to all of this Oriol's very traditional approach to winemaking, you get a really singular Toro.
Vinification
Oriol does not use chemical, nor sulphur, nor laboratory yeast?
He does not de-stem the bunches either, those are fermented whole for 10 weeks then aged for 16 months in big used vats
Storage potential
Drink as from: 2024
Best moment: 2025-2027
Until: 2030
To serve
Can be served a little cooler than is usual for a red.
Trial analysis
Light red colour. A hint of fizz comes first then disappears, replaced by an explosion of red fruit on the nose. The wine is fresh, but wide and pure on the palate; the fruit returns in the finish, both crisp and juicy.
Flavor profile
Wood
None
Aged in wood barrels
Heavily aged in wood barrels
Acidity
Low acidity
Balanced
High acidity
Fruitiness
Low fruitiness
Balanced
High fruitiness
Structure
Elegant
Balanced
Full-bodied