Wine Teso la Monja, “Victorino”, Toro DO, 2022

Wonderful dry red Spanish wine “quiz” was first released in 2007. Renowned winemaker from Rioja Marcus Eguren created a new brand of wine from grapes ungrafted Tinta de Toro and named it in honor of his father. Berries for “Victorino” grown on its own vineyards in the Eguren family Valdefinjas (in the province of Zamora and Toro Villabuena del Puente), where the vines are planted at an altitude of 2300 feet above sea level and have an age of 45 years. Harvesting is done by hand and removed only the most ripe bunches. At the plant berries additionally subjected to rigorous control. Grape must is fermented 2 weeks, and further malolactic fermentation and aging for 16-18 months pass in new French oak barrels. This is a wonderful wine produced in limited quantities, it is recommended to use in the period up to 2030. Before serving, “Victorino 2009” should prodekantirovat within 3-4 hours.

Dynasty Eguren (Eguren) is winemaking in the Rioja region with the 70s of the 19th century. This is a very respectable family has made an enormous contribution to the development of winemaking and has become one of the first to make great terroir wine competently combining centuries-old traditions and the latest achievements in the field of winemaking and viticulture. Currently Eguren brothers own three farms in Rioja – Bodegas Sierra Cantabria, Senorio de San Vicente and Vinedos de Paganos, chief enologist which is Marcos Eguren – the best specialist in the region.
In 2007, the new winery Teso la Monje (Teso la Monja), acquired Eguren family, were first produced 3 new brands of wine by Marcus Egurenom. The territory of the wine region Toro is influenced by the Douro River and has a special microclimate conducive to the growth of the beautiful vine. Renowned winemaker works with local grape variety Tinta de Toro, which is characterized by low productivity, but synthesizes large amounts of polyphenols, gives the drink a special structure and aromaticity. Despite its “youth”, currently Teso la Monje produces four great wine brands, such as “Victorino”, “Almirez”, “Alabaster” and “Romanico”, is a new generation of “classic” red wine of Spain.