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TORO LOCO WINES
Put your wine snobbery aside. Toro Loco® wines are to be enjoyed by your palate and your wallet! Espana Foods, Inc. is delighted to announce the launch of Toro Loco® (Crazy Bull) wines, a line of robust and unpretentious wines from
Cordoba,
Spain.
Grapes for Toro Loco® wines are sourced from vineyards in the “Tierra de Cordoba”, in the heart of the famed Andalucía province. The key to the region’s lush superior wine is its Mediterranean climate, irregular rainfall, mild winters and very hot and dry summers. The region is a true paradise for wine.
Tinto Joven – Young Red
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Varietal:
Tempranillo,
Spain’s “noble grape”, delivers full bodied early drinking wines.
Vintage: Criadera – NV (No Vintage)
Alcohol: 12%
DO: Vino de
la Tierra de Córdoba
Color: Vibrant ruby with violet ribbons
Nose: Pleasing notes of berries and violets
Palate: Lively and expressive, essence of blackberries and plums, with surprising body, structure and balance. |
Blanco Joven – Young White
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Varietal: Macabeo, the principal white wine grape of the Spanish Rioja region, locally known as Virura, produces a wine full of aroma, color and fruit.
Vintage: Criadera – NV
Alcohol: 11.5%
DO: Vino de
la Tierra de Córdoba
Color: Bright pale yellow with slight ribbons of green
Nose: Intensity on the nose of a fresh bouquet with fine citrus and exotic floral aromas
Palate: Full bodied, outstanding freshness that lingers on the palate with a dry and fruity flavor. |
Rosado – Rose’
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Varietal: Merlot, grapes where skins remain in contact with the juice for three days.
Vintage: Criadera – NV
Alcohol: 12%
DO: Vino de
la Tierra de Córdoba
Color: Attractive strawberry & raspberry pink color
Nose: Charming bouquet of strawberries with a whiff of fragrant flowers
Palate: Full-flavored, refreshing and crisp fruit characters with subtle nuances. Good length and complexity in the finish.
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Oak Aged
Tinto Roble – RESERVE – Oak Red
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Varietal: Tempranillo 35%, Cabernet 35%, Merlot 30%, grapes have been harvested from old vineyards, picked at full maturity, and carefully macerated and aged for at least two years. After settling the wine is transferred to American oak barrels for 6 to 9 months.
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol: 13.5%
DO: Vino de
la Tierra de Córdoba
Color: Deep dark ruby color, clean and bright
Nose: Intense aroma, reveals ripe fruit notes with sweet oak notes
Palate: Full-bodied in the mouth with a delicious balance between full fruit and smooth tannins. The plum notes of the Tempranillo, blackberry aroma from the Cabernet Sauvignon, are balanced with the ripe fruit flavors of the Merlot, creating a truly Spanish blend of spiciness and complexity.
Rating: 83 - Peñin Guide to Spanish Wines |
Pedro Ximenez (PX) - Sweet Dessert Wine
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Varietal: Pedro Ximenez is a white grape that originated in the Montilla-Moriles region. To achieve its luscious concentrated sweetness it is naturally dried under the hot Spanish sun, and aged in cask for over two years.
Vintage: Criadera – NV
Alcohol: 15%
DO: Montilla- Moriles
Color: Wonderful dark mahogany color
Nose: Warm aroma with notes of sun ripened raisins and dried figs
Palate: Huge and viscous, decadently sweet and silky. A rich exquisite wine is the ultimate after-dinner wine.
Rating: 90 - Peñin Guide to Spanish Wines |
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