Finca Sobreno Seleccion Especial Toro is now called Finca Sobreno Tempranillo Reserva Toro.Finca Sobreno Tempranillo Reserva Toro 100% Tinta de Toro from selected old-vines plots and aged during 14 months in American oak. Production: 8,500 casesyear. Deep dark cherry red with dark purple tones. Powerful yet elegant nose, refined and stylish with ripe berry fruit, spicy complexity with scents of clove, sandalwood, vanilla, chocolate. Muscular, elegant yet silky smooth taste shows fruit preservesjam blackberry and chocolate truffle. Concentrated and rich but not sweet with superb length. A good match for venison or wild boar with a fruit-based sauce.Soil typesThe wine is 100% Tinta de Toro from selected old-vines plots (over 40 years old)The soil is formed by sediments of sand, clay and lime-stone, which produce a dark lime-bearing topsoil, with fine and coarse sands.Harvest: In Toro summer temperatures were lower than usual and only rose over 40 C on a few days, which compensated for the dry conditions. Fresher nights from mid August also helped vines to reach optimum ripeness in the six weeks leading up to harvest which was carried out between September 19 and October 10- and tamed alcohol levels. Tempranillo (Tinta de Toro) grapes ripened well bunches were small and clusters were loose and healthy. Yields were low but the wines show intense , good fruit profile and ripe tannins, which will be help to achieve roundness and good mouth feel in the finished wines. The fresher summer also resulted in slightly lower alcohol levels and a slightly higher acidity and this bodes well for quality in wines destined for ageing.Winemaking and aging: Following a careful selection, the grapes were destemmed, crushed and the must underwent cold maceration at 7 C for five days prior to fermentation, which took place at a constant 28 C. The total maceration period lasted approximately 20 days. This wine was aged in new and one year old American and French oak barrels for 14 months, followed by another 24 months minimum in the bottle.Winemaker: Oscar MartinTechnical specification: TA: 4.88 grams liter pH: 3.62SO2 free: 76 mglRS: 2.23 grams literA good match for venison or wild boar with a fruit-based sauce.