What it pairs with
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Roast suckling pig (cochinillo)
Classic Segovia-style pork and the wine's tobacco and vanilla tones are a traditional pairing. -
Slow-braised oxtail
Gelatinous braised beef and the wine's mature complexity are mutually reinforcing. -
Aged Manchego Viejo
Long-aged sheep's milk cheese and the wine's complex tobacco and dried fruit are a natural match.
History
The Protos Gran Reserva has been produced in top vintages since the late 1980s, embodying the classical Castilian tradition of long American-oak ageing followed by extended bottle cellaring before release. It is only released in exceptional years.
- 1927 — Bodegas Protos founded
- 1982 — DO Ribera del Duero granted
- 1988 — Protos Gran Reserva first produced in top vintages
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Protos
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 24 months in American oak followed by 36 months bottle ageing at the winery
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €40-70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1988