Protos Gran Reserva

What it pairs with

• 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.

How to serve Protos Gran Reserva

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Roast suckling pig (cochinillo), Slow-braised oxtail, Aged Manchego Viejo. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

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.

1. 1927 — Bodegas Protos founded
2. 1982 — DO Ribera del Duero granted
3. 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

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