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Prima 2020

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.5%
Production200,000 bottles

The wine

Prima is like nectar concocted from cherries and red and black fruits. Lively and densely coloured, and fresh on the nose, it has a vibrant character, a touch of the Mediterranean, which is surely due to that small amount of Garnacha. An intense, warm and liqueur-like wine but also very accessible. It couldn't be any other way, a modern wine, rich in fruit, from the hand of a master, Mariano García.

What does this wine taste like?

Plentiful tannins fill the mouth but, far from being an aggressive drink, it is an aromatic, juicy and even floral wine. A splendid example of a creamy and modern Toro wine, one of those wines which expresses the good points of the region but without going back to the excesses of previous times. A relatively transparent colour in the glass makes it easy to see that the winery has sought to create a stylized wine with a succulent palate rather than a powerful one. As a good Toro wine should, it lingers in the mouth for minutes after every sip but also has hints of cherries in liqueur and undergrowth, and its oak tannins are polished and well-integrated thanks to a year laid down in the bottle. Fine lactic touches round off an elegantly rough, almost earthy, mouth where resinous aromas of woodland, bay leaves, and dry thyme delight us with each sip we take.

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic
View
Garnet / Opaque
Bouquet
Fragrant / Fruit aromas / Black fruits / Cherries / Blackberries / Toasty notes / Spicy notes
Mouth
Ageing notes / Well-integrated wood / Structured / Fruit-forward

Drinking and storing

Serve between 15ºC and 17ºC

Food pairing

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Poultry and white meats
carnes-rojas
Red meat
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Sausages and ham
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Cured cheeses

Pork / Chicken / Meats with creamy sauces / To enjoy on its own

Ratings and awards

202092+ PK
201892 PK
201791 PK
201691 PK
201490 PK
201390 PK
PK: Parker

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

The 2020 Prima used to be the lightest and most approachable of the reds from San Román until the birth of the varietal Garnacha. It was produced with Tinta de Toro and 15% Garnacha and other varieties with 14.5% alcohol and mellow acidity, cropped from a cooler year of lighter and fresher wines. This had a soft vinification with short macerations and an élevage in 3,000- and 4,000-liter oak foudres and 500-liter barrels for 14 months, a regimen that seems to work quite well with the already powerful wines from the region, making them more approachable and better balanced. Delicious. 171,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2022.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2020 - 92+ PARKER

Customer reviews

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32 reviews
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Winemaking

After the harvest, the grapes ferment with local yeasts in 12,500 litre stainless steel tanks and the resulting wine is stood to age in oak barrels and foudres for 14 months.

Vinification materialStainless steel
Ageing periodBetween 12 and 14 months
Barrel ageNew and sused
Type of woodFrench and American oak

Vineyards

The goblet-trained vines range between 20 and 50 years old and grow in sandy soils over clay which retains plentiful and necessary moisture.

Vine ageBetween 15 and 50 years
SoilSand / Clay
ClimateContinental

The winery

San Román Bodegas y Viñedos

San Román Bodegas y Viñedos

Bodegas San Román (Maurodos) is, to put it another way, Bodegas Mauro in the Toro denomination. Mariano García (Bodegas Mauro, Aalto) started this project in 1995, with vineyards of mainly Tinta de Toro grapes (90%) but also Garnacha, in Pedrosa del Rey, Villaester and San Román de Hornija. NOTE: The vineyards with which Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos work, both their own and those of collaborating winegrowers, have organic certification . However, even...

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