Event

Every Thursday from 4:00 until 8:00 pm we open a special bottle of wine and offer to you at a highly discounted price.
The wines are typically 90 points or better and are discounted 20-40%. Sometimes even more! when we can get special pricing from our vendors , we pass the savings along to you!!
Come in on Thursday and sample. If you can't make it, call us and we can put some aside for you!! 
(All purchases must be accompanied by a credit card.)

FINCA
SOBRENO
CRIANZA
TORO
2014

100% Tinta de Toro 
9 months in American oak barrels, age of vines a minimum of 30 years old

Northwest of Madrid in the Province of Zamora sits this small town that has been documented making wine since the 1 st century BC!

Having just been released, the 2014 has not been reviewed yet.
This vineyard offering has scored 90+ points consistently for 10 years, so it’s just a matter of time!

If you taste this wine you will buy it!
(Especially at the incredible price we are pleased to offer our loyal friends !)


Our Tasting notes.........

 Deep-red cherry color with purple tones at the edges. Intense aromas, good combination of black berries with toasted nuances from the oak. Balsamic and spicy underscore. Potent bouquet, meaty with very fine and ripe tannins. Long and persistent aftertaste. Pairs well with any type of meat, bird, roasts, cheeses, seafood in sauces or pasta.

Elsewhere locally  at $24.99
Our Regular Price $19.99
Special Sale Price 
 $16.00 per bottle

$14.00 for 6 to 11
or if you buy 12 or more bottles 
Only $12.00!
that's only $144.00 for a full case!

Call us to order 703-668-WINE(9463)

History of Toro….

Wine has been made in Toro since the end of the 1st century BC, when the ancient Greeks taught the local Celtic tribes. In the Early Middle Ages, the wines from Toro were the first to be traded in the region of the River Duero.
King Alfonso IX granted lands to several religious orders with the understanding that they would plant vines, and many of the 40 churches that exist in the town of Toro today were built thanks to the wealth generated by the wine trade. The reputation of the wines from Toro grew and it began to be sold in other cities further afield such as Seville and Palencia. At this time the wine producers built underground wineries (bodegas) in order to obtain better quality wines and to have more effective temperature control.
At the end of the 19th century great quantities of wine were exported to France during the phylloxera crisis, which did not affect the local vines as they were protected by the sandy soil. For this reason, the vines of other regions of Spain were replaced by vines from Toro. For this reason, Toro still has a number of very old vineyards with pre-phylloxera Tinta de Toro, which in recent years have been used to source grapes for special cuvées.
 
A bit about Bodegas Sobreno…
In the early 90's, a group of Rioja winemakers became interested in Toro, convinced that top class wines could be made from the local Tempranillo clone known as Tinta de Toro. The combination of Rioja know-how, modern technology, strict attention to detail and fine old-vines plantings has led Bodegas Sobreño to almost instant success in Spain and on the international scene. Bodegas Sobreño was founded in 1998. Just 7 years later, Bodegas Sobreño has become one of the best-known wineries in the region. The winery owns 1,400 barriques (primarily American oak) and boasts a production capacity of 500,000 bottles/year.
 
The principal winemaking consultant is Manuel Ruiz Hernández, one of Rioja's most respected enologists. Finca Sobreño is one of the original winegrowers in the D.O. Toro. Founded by Roberto San Ildefonso in 1998, it was one of less than 10 registered wineries in the appellation, which today counts more than 50 producers. Roberto was originally from Rioja, but left the region when he realized the potential to craft bold, powerful and beautifully structured wines from the Tempranillo clone, Tinta de Toro. This variety produces smaller grapes and with thicker skins than Tempranillo. Among other features, this grape has a higher color concentration, as well as more anthocyanins (which give the wine its aromas) and tannins (which gives structure).
Finca Sobreño currently owns 80 hectares (197 acres) of vineyard, of which about half are vines over 45 years old and divided in many small parcels. In addition, the winery controls 155 hectares of independently owned old-vines plots. The vineyards are 100% Tinta de Toro, pruned "en vaso" (bush vines), as well as double cordon Royat in the newer plantings. Soil types are alluvial with a thick clay subsoil, and a mix of sand and gravel. Yields are quite low, averaging about 4,000 kg/hectare. Many of the vines are ungrafted, in other words, they are planted directly on ungrafted root-stock, thus allowing the vines to live for a long period of time.