Triton Tinta de Toro Old Vines 2016

Introduction

Triton is made with the Tinta de Toro grape, one of Spains oldest Tempranillo clones that is native to the Toro wine region. The continental steppe climate combines with the sandy soil to create a terroir that is responsible for a powerful, elegant, and mineral expression of Tinta de Toro. As all of Grupo Jorge Ordezs vineyards, the plots are head trained and dry farmed, without the use of herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides.
93 Points – Jeb Dunnuck The larger production cuve from Ordonez, the 2016 Tinta de Toro Tritn (100% Tinta de Toro) comes all from very old, un-grafted vineyards and was brought up mostly in used barrels. This beautiful, sexy red boasts smoking good notes of ripe plums, black cherries, liquid violets, and loads of scrub brush and dried earth. Full-bodied and silky on the palate, with fine, fine tannin, it has remarkable purity, no hard edges, and enough structure to warrant another year in bottle. Its a seriously impressive wine.
92 Points – James Suckling Plenty of bright and attractive fruit on the nose with summer berry compote and complementary meaty and spicy oak. The palate has attractive plush sweet fruit presence in an easy-drinking mode. Drink now!