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Bodegas Pintia
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Pablo Álvarez, son of the owner of Vega Sicilia, was fascinated by the unique terroir of Toro. In 1997, he founded the family's second winery: Bodegas Pintia . The goal was a modern, elegant wine from the rugged landscape along the Duero River.
The estate boasts 96 hectares of old vines of the local Tinta de Toro variety, a robust relative of Tempranillo. The soils are poor, sandy, and calcareous, and the climate is extreme, with hot summers and cold winters.
The result is a single, varietal red wine of great density and power, yet precise and elegant. Since its first vintage in 2001, Pintia has enjoyed cult status among lovers of Spanish wines.
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Elegance from the old vines of Toro
Bodegas Pintia was born in 1997 from a conviction: Pablo Álvarez, son of the Vega-Sicilia owner, recognized a terroir in the rugged high plateau of Toro that had been too little noticed. The barren, sandy limestone soils along the Duero, the extreme temperature fluctuations between summer and winter — all this, in his eyes, formed the basis for a red wine of true depth.
The estate cultivates 96 hectares of old Tinta de Toro vines, a genetically independent relative of Tempranillo that has adapted to this harsh climate over centuries. Old vines, low yields, poor soils: the grapes naturally bring concentration without the need for intervention.
Since the first vintage in 2001, Pintia has produced a single, varietal red wine — dense and powerful in body, yet surprisingly precise in structure. Dark fruit, firm tannins, long finish. A wine for leg of lamb, Ibérico pork, or aged Manchego — and for anyone looking for Spanish red wine off the beaten path.