Matsu - El Viejo 2020
- Producer Matsu
- Blend Tempranillo
- Country Spain
- Region Castilla Y Leon
- Appellation Toro
- UPC 6 34392 64793 4
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Item# 97069-20/6PK
James Suckling
90pt
Wine Enthusiast
93pt
Tasting notes
This concentrated wine has a deep cherry color with violet colored notes in its border. Thanks to the barrel aging the wine acquired a very intense nose with mature black fruit aromas, well integrated with the toasted, spiced and smoked notes. Corpulent in the mouth with very mature and round tannins that give it’s a velvety texture. In the long and persistent aftertaste appear once again mature fruit perfectly assembled with the roasted character of the wood.
Estate
Matsu, which in Japanese means to wait, is a tribute to all the wine growers who, for generations, have devoted their efforts, wisdom, respect and sacrifice to working the vineyards. The wines, which come from old vineyards that are cared for according to traditional methods and following the times that nature sets, preserve the boldness of the Toro D. O., combining it with an alluring smoothness. A philosophy of respect for natural processes is followed when taking care of the vine and making the wine in the bodega, and external intervention is kept to a minimum. Harvesting is carried out manually with a careful selection of grapes and always picked at the optimum moment of maturity. The grapes were harvested in boxes and in small trailers, which were then quickly taken to the winery. This is a unique and visually stimulating wine portfolio that over delivers on both price and quality.
Harvest
Manual harvest undergone during the first 15 days of October.
Vineyard
Selection of Century old vineyards of very limited production, cultivated according to the biodynamic technical standards.
Vinification
From a selection of Century old vineyards of very limited production, cultivated according to the biodynamic technical standards. Fermentation and maceration during 3 weeks in reinforced concrete tanks. The malolactic fermentation takes place in new French oak barrels, while its ageing for 16 months in barrel. This wine has not been filtered and has been clarified without using aggressive processes.
