Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 15.5% |
Spec sheet
The wine
A cherry colour with a garnet rim, the wine displays an aroma of ripe fruit on the nose, with dark-roasted notes and nuances of fine oak wood. It comes over as mature, flavoursome, powerful and elegant on the palate, revealing spicy, fruit and toasty notes, and concluding with a long, persistent finish.
Aged for 15 months in oak barrels.
What does this wine taste like?
View | Picota cherry red / Garnet rim |
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Bouquet | Fruit aromas / Ripe fruit / Roasted notes / Hardwoods |
Mouth | Ripe / Flavoursome / Powerful / Elegant / Spicy notes / Fruit notes / Toasty notes / Long finish / Persistent |
Food pairing
Rice dishes / Game dishes / Poultry / Meet stews / Stews / Roasts / Lamb / Veal / Pork / Meat casseroles / Cured cheeses
Ratings and awards
2009 | 94 PN |
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Customer reviews
The winery
Bodegas Tridente
A small winery making great wines, located at Villanueva de Campeán, some 30 km to the south of Zamora, in the midst of ‘Tierra del Vino’ (Land of the Wine) country. The predominant variety used is Tinta de Toro, also known as Tempranillo. With this local indigenous variety they combine Prieto Picudo and Mencía, originating from vineyards that are fairly old and low-yielding in Bierzo and León. The winery has more than 30 parcels of old vineyards,...