Toro Gago is a testament to the winemaker Telmo Rodriquez's dedication and passion, renowned for his commitment to quality and innovation, crafting wines that showcase the best of the Toro terroir in Castilla y Léon, the northwest region of Spain characterized by its hot and rugged climate. With years of expertise and a deep understanding of the terroir, these wines reflect the unique characteristics of the land while being one of the best red wine values in the world.
Gago is considered the more representative wine of Toro and is sourced from the oldest vines from the best plots that are grown by eight families that have worked with Telmo for many years, coming from the villages of Argujillo, Villabuena, and Morales. The grapes used for this wine are Tinta de Toro (the local name for Tempranillo). The grapes are grown in terraced vineyards on sandy loam and sandstone, while the fruit is hand-harvested and fermented in a combination of wooden vats for the red and stainless steel for the white grapes; 80% is aged in foudres and 20% in barrels. Gago has a refined rusticity boasting a harmonious blend of ripe dark fruits, such as blackberries and plums, layered with subtle hints of spice and oak influence, and is quite sophisticated at this price point. 2018 is a lovely vintage and while this is a different wine from producers like Lopez y Heredia, they both play along to the same tune, and this, too, is an incredible value crafted with old-school principles but at a slightly lower price point.
Wine Advocate (Luis Guttierez) 93 points! "The 2018 Gago was produced with Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) from the villages of Argujillo, Villabuena del Puente and Morales de Toro in an atypical vintage in the zone, with lots of rain and a cool summer that delivered a generous crop of late-picked grapes between October 4th and 10th. It fermented in oak and stainless steel vats and matured for 14 months in oak foudres and 20% of the volume in barriques. The wines are always ripe here, and the challenge is to keep the freshness and achieve elegance. The wine is juicy, round and full-bodied, with abundant, slightly grainy tannins. 42,220 bottles produced. It was bottled in May and June 2019."
2018 Telmo Rodríguez Toro Gago
2018 Telmo Rodríguez Toro Gago
Toro Gago is a testament to the winemaker Telmo Rodriquez's dedication and passion, renowned for his commitment to quality and innovation, crafting wines that showcase the best of the Toro terroir in Castilla y Léon, the northwest region of Spain characterized by its hot and rugged climate. With years of expertise and a deep understanding of the terroir, these wines reflect the unique characteristics of the land while being one of the best red wine values in the world.
Gago is considered the more representative wine of Toro and is sourced from the oldest vines from the best plots that are grown by eight families that have worked with Telmo for many years, coming from the villages of Argujillo, Villabuena, and Morales. The grapes used for this wine are Tinta de Toro (the local name for Tempranillo). The grapes are grown in terraced vineyards on sandy loam and sandstone, while the fruit is hand-harvested and fermented in a combination of wooden vats for the red and stainless steel for the white grapes; 80% is aged in foudres and 20% in barrels. Gago has a refined rusticity boasting a harmonious blend of ripe dark fruits, such as blackberries and plums, layered with subtle hints of spice and oak influence, and is quite sophisticated at this price point. 2018 is a lovely vintage and while this is a different wine from producers like Lopez y Heredia, they both play along to the same tune, and this, too, is an incredible value crafted with old-school principles but at a slightly lower price point.
Wine Advocate (Luis Guttierez) 93 points! "The 2018 Gago was produced with Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) from the villages of Argujillo, Villabuena del Puente and Morales de Toro in an atypical vintage in the zone, with lots of rain and a cool summer that delivered a generous crop of late-picked grapes between October 4th and 10th. It fermented in oak and stainless steel vats and matured for 14 months in oak foudres and 20% of the volume in barriques. The wines are always ripe here, and the challenge is to keep the freshness and achieve elegance. The wine is juicy, round and full-bodied, with abundant, slightly grainy tannins. 42,220 bottles produced. It was bottled in May and June 2019."
