Our Wines
TOBELOS WINES
Wines from Upper Rioja and Rioja Alavesa
made with grapes from Briñas, Labastida, San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Rivas de Tereso.
Tahon White Reserva
2020
Tahón de Tobelos is an extraordinary blend of Viura and selection of minor local authorized grapes varieties of Rioja from our “Jardin “ (the “garden”) plot. A wine with promising future!
Winemaking
Cooling of grapes for 24 hours in a cold chamber. Manual assortment table. Alcoholic fermentation in two 1,000 liter stainless steel tanks.
Ageing
12 months aging with its own lees with batonnage in 225L French oak casks, followed by 24 months aging in bottle.
Colour: Brilliant lemon yellow color.
Nose: Intense bouquet of aromas, combining fruit and tertiary aromas. Very complex nose: pear, apple, apricot, vanilla, anise, cinnamon, hazelnut and spice registers; that clearly reflects its identity.
Palate: Firm and fresh attack, great complexity and volume. Perfectly balanced, from start to finish; unctuous integrating fruit and notes from the barrel ageing process.
Serving temperature: between 9ºC and 11ºC.
Tobelos White
2023
Tobelos White is a wine made from two varieties of white grapes from San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida (both at 550 m amsl). Average age of the vineyard 30 years.
Winemaking
The grapes are cooled for 24 hours in a cool chamber Manual assortment table. The Viura and Sauvignon Blanc are fermented individually.
Half of the Viura ferments in concrete vats and the other half in 500 litre French oak casks for 6 months with batonnage.
While the Sauvignon blanc is fermented in concrete eggs.
Ageing
6 months in bocoy’s (50% of the Viura).
Colour: Lemon yellow colour of pale intensity.
Nose: High intensity with aromas of tropical fruit with floral, herbal and spicy nuances on the background, that give way to a fresh long citrus character.
Palate: Great volume, fresh and perfectly balanced. Fruity and persistent aftertaste.
Serving temperature: between 9ºC and 11ºC.
Tobelos Rosé
2023
Tobelos Rosé is a wine made from a blend of white and red grapes.
The grapes come from three small vineyards located in Briñas, Labastida and San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
Ideal with rice, pasta, bivalve molluscs and fish.
Winemaking
It is fermented in 4 barrels of 225 liters and 1 of 300 liters.
Colour: pale pink, clean and bright.
Nose: high aromatic intensity with a very elegant blend of flower and fruit. Notes of honey, white flowers, rose petals, grapefruit skin and peach stone.
Palate: good attack with lots of volume and freshness. Perfectly balanced and very long. Fruity aftertaste with citrus and floral notes.
Serving temperature: between 9ºC and 11ºC.
Tobelos Grenache
2022
Tobelos Grenache is a single varietal red wine from a cold area that clearly conveys the expression of the terroir. Ideal with pork, lamb, duck or pheasant stews.
Winemaking
Fermentation in small truncated cone-shaped concrete tanks.
Ageing
12 months in French oak casks of second wine and 500 litre capacity.
Colour: intense cherry colour with fuchsia rim, very well covered.
Nose: high aromatic intensity, excellent fruit expression and complexity. Predominance of red fruit, with sweet strawberry, hints of scrubland herbs and spicy tones.
Palate: good attack on the palate, with volume and freshness. Balanced and long.
Serving temperature: between 16ºC and 18ºC.
Tobelos Crianza
2020
Tobelos Crianza is a single varietal red wine. Its grapes come from Rivas de Tereso, San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida. It is a very versatile wine, it can be served with red meats, game, roasts, poultry, white meats, ham, charcuterie, cured cheeses and blue cheeses.
Winemaking
Grouping of homogeneous plots to ferment in stainless steel tanks at a low temperature. stainless steel tanks at low temperature.
Ageing
12 months in 225 litre casks of French oak 70% and American oak 30%.
Colour: well covered cherry red with ruby rim.
Nose: intense on the nose, with aromas of red and black fruit accompanied by spicy notes, cinnamon spicy notes, cinnamon, cocoa and cedar.
Palate: good entry, with a well-balanced passage from start to finish. Tannins
Well-integrated acidity and long persistence. Very round, fresh and fruity.
Serving temperature: between 16ºC and 18ºC.
Tahon de Tobelos Reserva
2018
Tahón de Tobelos is a single varietal red wine made with Tempranillo grapes from old vines. It is a Reserva made without haste.
Winemaking
Fermentation in small truncated cone–shaped concrete tanks.
Ageing
24 months in 225 litre casks of 50% French and 50% American oak.
Colour: intense cherry red colour with violet tinges.
Nose: aromas with good intensity, black fruit, spices, toast and a mineral background that gives complexity to the whole nose.
Palate: well-balanced, savoury and well-structured. Well-integrated acidity that adds freshness and a broad fruity finish.
Serving temperature: between 16ºC and 18ºC.